International Journal of Bilingualism articles from September 2010

International Journal of Bilingualism archives from September 2010

Interaction of early English and mother tongue.(Introduction)(Report)
September 1, 2010... One of the major challenges in English language education is the dynamic spread of early programs all over the world at an increasingly early age (Edelenbos, Johnstone, & Kubanek, 2007). Despite the overwhelming enthusiasm towards an early...

Impact of early English language teaching on L1 and L2 development in children in Dutch schools.(Report)
September 1, 2010... Abstract This article reports on the outcomes of a project aimed at the evaluation of early English language teaching (EELT) in Dutch primary education, starting at age 4. Between 2003 and 2008 four cohorts of first- and second-grade children...

Starting age and L1 and L2 interaction.(Report)
September 1, 2010... Abstract The study looks into the multi-competence of early and late beginners by studying the interaction of achievement in their L1 and L2. In the context of this study L1 was Croatian and L2 English. Early beginners are defined as learners...

The relationship between reading skills in early English as a foreign language and Hungarian as a first language.(Report)
September 1, 2010... Abstract In recent years, similarly to other educational contexts in the European Union and other parts of the world, early foreign language programs have become widely spread in Hungary. This article looks into the relationship between...

First and second language knowledge in the language classroom.(Report)
September 1, 2010... Abstract This feasibility study investigated how language instruction can be designed to help learners build on first language (L1) knowledge in acquiring a new language. It seems likely that learners will benefit from activities that draw...

English only? The linguistic choices of teachers of young EFL learners.(Report)
September 1, 2010... Abstract This research attempted to explore the language patterns of teachers of varying linguistic backgrounds teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) to young learners. In particular it examined the teachers' use of the students' first...

Penelope Gardner-Chloros, Code-switching.(Book review)
September 1, 2010... Penelope Gardner-Chloros, Code-switching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2009. 254 pp. ISBN 10: 0521681138, 13:978 0521681131 Readers of this journal are well aware of the explosion that the area of bi-/multilingualism/ language...