scholarly journals Russian language proficiency of monolingual and Russian–English bi/multilingual children

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Makarova ◽  
Natalia Terekhova
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Language Performance ◽  
Oral Language Proficiency ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Bilingual Group ◽  
Description Task

This paper reports the results of a study investigating the Russian-language proficiency of bi/multilingual (Russian–English [+additional language]) children in Saskatchewan, Canada, as compared to monolingual children in Russia. Very few studies of Russo-English bilingual children’s language performance are available in the Canadian context, and no studies have ever been conducted in Saskatchewan, where input is severely restricted compared to other contexts due to demographic reasons. The major impetus for the study was therefore to determine if in these settings, bi/multilingual children can develop minority language proficiency comparable to that of their monolingual peers in Russia. The methodology employed in the study focuses on the linguistic analysis of audio recordings of a picture description task performed by participants. Oral language proficiency parameters (including vocabulary, fluency, and syntactical complexity) in the speech of the 5–6-year-old bi/multilingual children were compared with the ones produced by a control group (monolingual children) from Russia. The results demonstrate that the oral language proficiency in the bilingual group is on a par with that of the monolingual group. However, reading and writing skills of the bi/multilingual group are less developed than in the control group.

Can Virtual Replace In-person Coaching? Experimental Evidence on Teacher Professional Development and Student Learning in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacobus Cilliers ◽  
Brahm Fleisch ◽  
Janeli Kotzé ◽  
Nompumelelo Mohohlwane ◽  
Stephen Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Home Language ◽  
Oral Language Proficiency ◽  
Virtual Coaching ◽  
Negative Effect

Virtual communication holds the promise of enabling low-cost professional development at scale, but the benefits of in-person interaction might be difficult to replicate. We report on an experiment in South Africa comparing on-site with virtual coaching of public primary school teachers. After three years, on-site coaching improved students' English oral language and reading proficiency (0.31 and 0.13 SD, respectively). Virtual coaching had a smaller impact on English oral language proficiency (0.12 SD), no impact on English reading proficiency, and an unintended negative effect on home language literacy. Classroom observations show that on-site coaching improved teaching practices, and virtual coaching led to larger crowding-out of home language teaching time. Implementation and survey data suggest technology itself was not a barrier to implementation, but rather that in-person contact enabled more accountability and support.

scholarly journals Speech fluency: a result of oral language proficiency?

Linguistica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Požgaj Hadži ◽  
Damir Horga ◽  
Tatjana Balazic Bulc
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Articulation Rate ◽  
Speech Fluency ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Oral Language Proficiency

The aim of this paper is to answer the question of the influence of language proficiency on speech fluency in relation to speakers’ other cognitive abilities by comparing the speech of research participants who speak Slovenian as L1 and Croatian as LF. By using the method of acoustic and corpus analysis, the values of speech rate, articulation rate, mean length of runs and the length and frequency of certain pauses are presented.

scholarly journals Language testing

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Keyword(s):  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Code Theory ◽  
Oral Language Proficiency ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Class Placement ◽  
Learning Focused

07–72Macken-Horarik, Mary (U Canberra, Australia), Recognizing and realizing ‘what counts’ in examination English: Perspectives from systemic functional linguistics and code theory. Functions of Language (John Benjamins) 13.1 (2006), 1–35.07–73Myklebust, Jon Olav (Volda U College, Norway; [email protected]), Class placement and competence attainment among students with special educational needs. British Journal of Special Education (Blackwell) 33.2 (2006), 76–81.07–74Pray, Lisa (Utah State U, USA), How well do commonly used language instruments measure English oral-language proficiency?Bilingual Research Journal (National Association for Bilingual Education) 29.2 (2005), 387–408.07–75Rea-Dickins, Pauline (U Bristol, UK; [email protected]), Currents and eddies in the discourse of assessment: A learning-focused interpretation. International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Blackwell) 16.2 (2006), 163–188.

The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Whole Language

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol E. Westby
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Whole Language ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language Program ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Oral Language Proficiency ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist

Many schools are implementing whole language methodology in the teaching of reading and writing. Whole language programs assume that children have a certain degree of oral language proficiency. For language-learning disabled students, such assumptions may be incorrect. The whole language literacy movement provides an excellent opportunity for speech-language pathologists to work as an integral part of the school team seeking to build literacy. This article presents a framework for understanding the pragmatic, semantic, syntactic, text, and phonological aspects of language that underlie both oral and written communication and gives suggestions for ways speech-language pathologists can assess children's language skills that are essential for success in a whole language program.

scholarly journals The Effect of Paired Conversation Activity by Utilizing News-Based Materials in Improving the Students’ Speaking Skill

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Khadijah Maming ◽  
Raya Mangsi
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
News Magazine ◽  
Oral Language Proficiency ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Teaching Learning

The objective of this study focused on the effect of paired conversation activity by utilizing news-based materials in improving the students’ speaking skill. The students were supposed to comprehend the content of news-based materials and then explain and conclude the essential things from the news orally. It was focused on improving the students’ productive skill that is speaking skill. This research covered different topics of news taken from some resources such as; international yahoo news, BBC news, YouTube, magazine, and other mass media. In this research, the students also be expected to search and discover the course materials by themselves from internet, television etc. They discussed the topics of news-based materials with his/her pair. They started to discuss the news by using W-H questions, namely; who, what, where, why, when, and how. The lecturer has role as facilitator and consultant of the students in learning. It involved several learning activities, such as; preparing the news-based materials taken from BBC news, international yahoo news, magazine, etc, making  group in pair, reading carefully the news-based materials, discussing the essential things from the news, conclude the news orally, and presenting in front of the class. This study was experimental research design and applied quantitative method. The students of English Education Study Program of Muhammadiyah University of Parepare taken as the subject of this research. They were taught speaking course through the implementation of paired conversation activity by utilizing news-based materials. Through this treatment, it was found out that paired conversation activity by utilizing news-based materials has good effects in improving the students’ speaking skill. Besides, the students also gave positive responses toward the application of paired conversation activity by utilizing news-based material for teaching-learning EFL speaking. This technique allows the students got the good opportunity to speak at length and helps them to develop their oral language proficiency.

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