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Systematicity and Variation in the Non-Native Child's Acquisition of Conversational Skills.

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Keller-Cohen, Deborah – Language Learning, 1979

Reports on an eight month study examining the development of turn-allocation devices in children acquiring English as a second language. The role of prior language experience in second language learning is explored. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Finnish

Does Home Language Hamper English Achievement: Analysis of the NELS88 Longitudinal Data.

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Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Marsh, Herbert W. – 1998

Using the nationally representative National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS88) database, the relationships of first language (L1) proficiency to subsequent use of that language (home language maintenance), English proficiency and achievement and English self-concept were examined. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that L1…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grade 10, Grade 12, Grade 8