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Dixon, L. Quentin; Zhao, Jing; Joshi, R. Malatesha – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The present study examined the influence of Singapore Colloquial English (SCE) on Standard English word spelling through a plural formation task of four words ("man", "tooth", "dress" and "child") among 168 Singaporean bilingual children with Chinese background. It was found that "dropping the…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Spelling, Speech, Oral Language
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Llanes, Angels – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
This study examines to what extent L2 gains obtained during a study abroad (SA) experience are durable. Participants were 16 Catalan/Spanish bilingual children, learning English as an L2, who were distributed into two groups depending on their learning context (SA vs. at home [AH]). Participants completed a pre-test before the SA participants'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Study Abroad, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Atai, Mahmood Reza; Nazari, Ogholgol – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2011
Discipline-based English for Academic Purposes (EAP) reading programs in Iran are designed to fill the gap between the students' general English reading competence and their ability to read authentic discipline-specific texts. This study attempted to assess target and present reading comprehension needs of EAP students of Health Information…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs