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The Advantages of Jointly Considering First and Second Language Vocabulary Skills among Emergent Bilingual Children
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Monsrud, May-Britt; Rydland, Veslemøy; Geva, Esther; Thurmann-Moe, Anne Cathrine; Halaas Lyster, Solveig-Alma – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This cross-sectional study investigated first (L1) and second (L2) language receptive and expressive vocabulary in a sample of 542 typically developing bilingual children of immigrants (age range 6-13), coming from six different L1 backgrounds in Norway. Results demonstrated that children's L1 and L2 vocabulary skills increased with age. From a…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Age Differences, Vocabulary Development, Native Language
First and Second Language Sentence Repetition: A Screening Measure for Dual Language Learners?
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Monsrud, May-Britt; Rydland, Veslemøy; Geva, Esther; Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas – Language and Education, 2022
The sentence repetition (SR) test is considered as a promising diagnostic tool for detecting language proficiency in monolingual learners, but less is known about its potential to identify dual language learners' (DLLs) linguistic proficiency. Considering that challenges with language learning, such as developmental language disorders (DLDs), is…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism, Monolingualism
Reading Comprehension in a Second Language: The Role of Conjunctions.
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Geva, Esther – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
A study of native English-speakers' (N=36) and English-as-a-second-language students' (N=60) understanding of conjunctions while reading indicated that more advanced ESL students were more capable of inferencing or using available logical relationships than were intermediate ESL students. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conjunctions, Connected Discourse
Linguistic and Cognitive Correlates of Academic Skills in First and Second Languages.
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Geva, Esther; Ryan, Ellen B. – Language Learning, 1993
Research measured grade 5-7 children (n=73) for intelligence; reading comprehension and both static and working memory in the first (L1) and second language (L2); and linguistic knowledge in L1. Results support the notion that increased speed of basic processing in L2 facilitates higher-level processes involved in linguistic and oral communication…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Processes, Grade 5, Grade 6