Object's details: The development of English grammar and reading comprehension by majority and minority language children in a bilingual primary school

Provider:Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM

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Title:
The development of English grammar and reading comprehension by majority and minority language children in a bilingual primary school
Creator:
Steinlen, Anja K.
Description:
Both for the first language (L1) and for all additional languages (L2 or L3), grammatical knowledge plays a vital role in understanding texts (e.g., Grabe, 2005). However, little is known about the development and interaction of grammar and reading comprehension in beginning foreign language learning, especially with respect to children with a minority language background. This longitudinal study, therefore, examined minority and majority language children’s English grammar and reading comprehension skills. The children attended a German-English partial immersion primary school and were tested at the end of Grades 3 and 4. As expected, we found grammar to affect reading comprehension but also reverse effects. Most importantly, the results did not reveal any differences between the two language groups, irrespective of the test. Therefore, immersion primary school programs seem to be suitable for minority language children, and these children do not automatically represent an at-risk group for foreign language learning.
Object availability:
free access
Date:
2017.09.15
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Language:
English
Source:
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching; Vol. 7 No. 3 (2017): Special issue: Instructed L2 grammar acquisition and beyond; 419-442;
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching; Tom 7 Nr 3 (2017): Special issue: Instructed L2 grammar acquisition and beyond; 419-442;
2084-1965;
2083-5205
Format:
application/pdf
Publisher:
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/9509/9194
Subject:
immersion;
primary school;
young learners;
grammar;
minority language
Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/9509
Data provider:
Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM

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