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Effects of prematurity and socio‐economic status on early life language exposure: A video coding study

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Preterm birth is associated with later language impairment and delay. Socio‐economic deprivation is linked to decreased language exposure in early childhood, but it is unknown how prematurity influences this relationship. This study investigated the effects of socio‐economic status and gestational age at birth on language exposure, in a sample
Sinéad O'Carroll, Bethan Dean, Yu Wei Chua, Victoria Ledsham, James P. Boardman, Sue Fletcher‐Watson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attention to text in video predicts young children's orthographic knowledge

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims This study examined preschool‐aged children's attention to text in video, and whether it may be related to their developing orthographic knowledge. Sample 1 Study 1 showed 66 children videos that included text. Method Children's attention to the video was measured using eye‐tracking, and their recognition of orthographic ...
Tanya Kaefer, Susan B. Neuman
wiley   +1 more source

Small Orthography Manual as a help in learning Croatian in the first four grades of elementary school

Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje, 2016
This paper presents some of the solutions used the Small Orthography Manual. This manual, which follows the rules of the Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics' Croatian Orthography Manual, is based on a corpus of school books and is suited to ...
Milica Mihaljević, Lana Hudeček
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Integrating Various Types of Feedback in L2 Writing Instruction: Teachers' and Students' Perspectives

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to advances in natural language processing and artificial intelligence, automated feedback, teacher feedback, and peer feedback have been available for teachers to utilize in their L2 writing classrooms. Integrating these kinds of feedback in L2 writing instruction remains challenging.
Jianhua Zhang, Lawrence Jun Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Motivation, Self‐Regulated R2W Strategy Use, and Their Relationship Patterns Among Different Writing Performance Groups

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigated how writing motivation and self‐regulated read‐to‐write (SRL‐R2W) strategy use was related to writing performance and how the relationship between motivation and SRL‐R2W strategy use varied among different writing performance groups.
Huixuan Zhou, Barry Bai, Jing Wang, Pinge Nie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attainment Pairing Effects on Cognitive Conflict in Technology‐enhanced EFL Cooperative Tasks

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how attainment pairing (high‐high versus high‐low versus low‐low attainment) impacts English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner engagement during technology‐enhanced cooperative writing tasks. Seventy‐eight Chinese university learners formed 39 dyads (13 pairs per group) via Tencent Meeting.
Ying Liu, Allen Thurston
wiley   +1 more source

The Roles of Vocabulary Size, Word Part Knowledge, and Semantic Transparency in Vocabulary Learning Through the Word Part Technique

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of learner‐ and word‐related variables on L2 vocabulary learning through the word part technique (WPT), a morphological mnemonic designed to strengthen form–meaning associations through knowledge of affixes and stems.
Gaia Oikawa, Masato Sugawara, Takumi Uchihara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Freewriting on L2 Writing Fluency, Emotions, and Perceptions Among Secondary EFL Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freewriting is a writing technique where individuals write continuously for a set time without editing or revising. This study examines its effects on English as a foreign language (EFL) writing fluency, emotions, and learner perceptions among 149 Korean 8th‐grade students. Over ten weeks, students participated in eight five‐minute freewriting
Yi Seul Choi, Minkyung Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Grammar Searches for Wh‐Questions in Beginning‐Level Child Second Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is important for learners to be able to ask wh‐questions in interaction. However, making wh‐questions can be difficult for beginning‐level EFL leaners, particularly for those learners whose L1 and L2 differ in the way wh‐questions are formed.
Haerim Hwang
wiley   +1 more source

Early manifestations of unexpected bilingualism in minimally verbal autism

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Background Unexpected bilingualism (UB) in autism, in which children speak languages not spoken in their social environment, has been sporadically reported. UB implies that autistic children can acquire languages in a non‐socially interactive way. The early minimally verbal period in autism could be critical for non‐interactive language acquisition ...
David Gagnon, Alexia Ostrolenk, Laurent Mottron   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source