The Contribution of Early Second Language Learning to the Development of Linguistic Awareness and Learning to Read
The present study aims to validate the effects of second-language learning on children's linguistic awareness. More particularly, we examine whether a bilingual background improves the ability to manipulate morphosyntactic structure. We postulate that children who learned of two languages (Fren...
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| Published in | International journal of psychology Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 274 - 285 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | French |
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01.08.2001
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The present study aims to validate the effects of second-language learning on children's linguistic awareness. More particularly, we examine whether a bilingual background improves the ability to manipulate morphosyntactic structure. We postulate that children who learned of two languages (French & German) early may develop enhanced awareness & control of syntactic structure, since they need an appropriate syntactic repertoire in each language. In return, these children will gain access to the written language with more ease. Our results show an advantage for the children who attended bilingual classes since kindergarten; specifically, they were better at grammatical judgment & correction tasks & word recognition. 10 Tables, 2 Appendixes, 31 References. Adapted from the source document |
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| ISSN: | 0020-7594 |