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Mechanisms by Which Morphological Awareness Contributes to Chinese and English Reading Comprehension
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Direct linkQiao, Shen; Liu, Yingyi; Yeung, Susanna Siu-sze – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: Research has established the link between morphological awareness and reading comprehension. However, the theoretical mechanisms underlying the association remain unclear. This study examined the direct and indirect effects of morphological awareness on reading comprehension in L1 Chinese and L2 English, with a sample of Chinese…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Reading Comprehension, Chinese, English (Second Language)
Karousou, Alexandra; Nerantzaki, Theodora – Second Language Research, 2022
Recent studies highlight the important contribution of phonological working memory (PM) in the early stages of both native and foreign language development. However, research on the effects of PM training on language development is very limited. This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of a PM training educational intervention as a means of…
Descriptors: Memory, Phonology, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Farshi, Najmeh; Tavakoli, Mansoor – Language Teaching Research, 2021
The purpose of this study was to find out, whether three methods of presenting input, were effective in relation to language aptitude. Persian-speaking learners of English were provided with 20 grammatical collocations (verb-preposition collocations) embedded in authentic passages, lexically/grammatically elaborated passages, and…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Linguistic Input, Grammar, Indo European Languages
Cockcroft, Kate – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
This study compared bilingual and monolingual school beginners on measures of simple and complex verbal working memory and receptive and expressive vocabulary. The aim was to determine whether the tests of working memory are fairer measures of language ability than the vocabulary tests for bilingual children when tested in their second language.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Verbal Communication
Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Child Development, 2011
This longitudinal study modeled growth rates, from ages 4.5 to 11, in English and Spanish oral language and word reading skills among 173 Spanish-speaking children from low-income households. Individual growth modeling was employed using scores from standardized measures of word reading, expressive vocabulary, and verbal short-term language…
Descriptors: Oral Language, National Norms, Reading Skills, Language Skills
