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Direct linkXinye Zhang – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation draws on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to investigate the linguistic practices of teachers and children who are learning Mandarin Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL) in two dual immersion preschools in California. CHL children have been interpreted as novice members in local speech communities who actively explore…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Variation
Peer reviewedBoo Young Lim; Vickie E. Lake; Elnaz Ghorbani – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2024
This study examined the oral language use and classroom involvement of 1,124 preschool children in the United States, focusing on three home languages: English, Spanish, and Burmese. Two-way ANOVA analysis revealed distinct patterns among the language groups. Burmese-speaking children were more likely to listen to teachers and engage in academic…
Descriptors: Native Language, Oral Language, Sino Tibetan Languages, Spanish Speaking
