The Acquisition of Noun Plurals among Early Sequential Russian-Hebrew Speaking Bilinguals: A Longitudinal Multiple Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-185
Author(s):  
Mila Schwartz ◽  
Bracha Nir ◽  
Mark Leikin ◽  
Ronit Levie ◽  
Dorit Ravid
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
First Language ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Striking Similarity ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Inflectional Morphology ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Multiple Case

The focus of the present study was the trajectory of the acquisition of noun pluralization in Hebrew as a window into the development of inflectional morphology among early sequential Russian-Hebrew speaking bilinguals. Our participants were six early sequential bilingual children between 36 and 42 months of age at the beginning of the study, who acquired Russian (L1) at home and at preschool within a ‘first language first approach’ and whose age at the onset of their acquisition of Hebrew (L2) was about 3 years. We investigated both qualitative and quantitative features of noun pluralization in Hebrew (L2) acquisition in order to determine (1) whether early sequential bilingual children are delayed or accelerated in this domain; (2) whether they show similar or different patterns of errors in comparison to the L1 children; and (3) at what age sequential bilingual children acquire regular versus irregular noun plural forms compared with the L1 children. We relied on a multi-faceted longitudinal analysis of noun pluralization, examining both correct and incorrect production- in structured elicitations as well as in (semi-) spontaneous interactions. Comparing our data to those collected for Hebrew L1 speakers, the results for monolinguals and early sequential bilinguals show a striking similarity with respect to the development of pluralization. These findings suggest that the accelerated rate of ESBs’ L2 pluralization mechanism provides evidence of the linguistic maturation hypothesis.

scholarly journals How Can Digital Storybooks Foster EAL Children’s Reading Motivation: A Multiple Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jui-Fang Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
First Language ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Children's Reading ◽  
Children’S Reading

<p>This paper explores the features of digital storybooks that can help foster English as an additional language (EAL) children’s motivation in reading English as a second language (L2) or as an additional language. Prior research suggests digital storybooks are conducive to children’s reading motivation in their first language (L1); however, research on the effectiveness of story apps fostering children’s reading motivation in additional languages is relatively scarce. This research adopted a qualitative approach to investigate how storybook applications designed for English as a First Language (L1) and English as an Additional Language (EAL) differ and influence EAL children’s reading motivation in L2, specifically, reading English as an additional language. This study explores the perspectives and voices of EAL children as well as their parents in relation to their experiences and attitudes toward the use of digital storybook apps to foster their L2 reading motivation. </p>

scholarly journals Spatial configuration of dwelling units in multi-storey residential buildings: The case of apartments built in Sarajevo 2008-2018

Spatium ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Adnan Novalic ◽  
Emina Zejnilovic
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Dwelling Unit ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Multiple Case

This paper is based on the premise that it is not the building as a structure that truly matters, but the spaces within the structure. Consequently, this paper takes into consideration usable space as its main substance and, by analysis and description of dwelling unit concepts in Sarajevo, it evaluates 116 apartments in 16 multi-storey residential buildings built between 2008 and 2018. All the data related to the apartments in Sarajevo is primary data, collected by means of observations and measurements, evaluated through qualitative and quantitative analysis, and set in the frame of an explanatory and comparative multiple case study. The results indicate that, in terms of their functional configuration, the apartments are mostly configured as atypical and unstandardized. The areas of use within the apartments were planned to be interrelated without any clear intentions, which has resulted in static plan types with no or only minor potential for variation in the spatial adaptability or flexibility.

scholarly journals How Can Digital Storybooks Foster EAL Children’s Reading Motivation: A Multiple Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jui-Fang Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
First Language ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Children's Reading ◽  
Children’S Reading

<p>This paper explores the features of digital storybooks that can help foster English as an additional language (EAL) children’s motivation in reading English as a second language (L2) or as an additional language. Prior research suggests digital storybooks are conducive to children’s reading motivation in their first language (L1); however, research on the effectiveness of story apps fostering children’s reading motivation in additional languages is relatively scarce. This research adopted a qualitative approach to investigate how storybook applications designed for English as a First Language (L1) and English as an Additional Language (EAL) differ and influence EAL children’s reading motivation in L2, specifically, reading English as an additional language. This study explores the perspectives and voices of EAL children as well as their parents in relation to their experiences and attitudes toward the use of digital storybook apps to foster their L2 reading motivation. </p>

Exploring possession in simultaneous bilingualism

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 103-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth van der Linden ◽  
Atie Blok-Boas
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Romance Language ◽  
Dominant Language ◽  
Possessive Constructions ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Linguistic Means

Young children often express possession before they have mastered the linguistic means to express this notion in adult forms. In this paper we present evidence on the acquisition of possessive constructions in bilingual children acquiring a Germanic and a Romance language (i.e. Dutch/French and Dutch/Italian). In a multiple case study, we compare their acquisition with that of monolingual children and suggest that while the stages of acquisition in monolingual and bilingual children are largely the same, the possessive constructions of the bilingual children show signs of cross-linguistic influence. This influence goes mainly from Dutch (the dominant language) to the Romance language, but there are also signs of influence from the Romance language on Dutch. This is in contradiction to earlier claims (Hulk and Mueller 2000, 2001, for example), where influence is predicted to be unidirectional.

Die Problematik der Implementierung von Kinästhetik in Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege – Eine Multiple Case-Study

Pflege ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Carola Maurer ◽  
Heidrun Gattinger ◽  
Hanna Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case

Zusammenfassung. Hintergrund: Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege investieren seit Jahren Ressourcen in die Entwicklung der Kinästhetikkompetenz der Pflegenden. Aus aktuellen Studien geht hervor, dass die Implementierung, bzw. die nachhaltige Förderung der Kinästhetikkompetenz problematisch ist, vertiefte Erkenntnisse zu den Ursachen fehlen jedoch. Fragestellung: Welche Hemmnisse verhindern eine nachhaltige Implementierung von Kinästhetik in Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege? Methode: Es wurde eine Multiple Case-Study in drei Einrichtungen der deutschsprachigen Schweiz durchgeführt. Aus leitfadengestützten Interviews und (fallbezogener) Literatur zum externen Kontext wurden in den Within-Case-Analysen die Daten induktiv verdichtet und diese Ergebnisse in der Cross-Case-Synthese miteinander verglichen und abstrahierend zusammengeführt. Ergebnisse: Die Synthese zeigt, dass die Implementierung von Kinästhetik innerhalb der Einrichtung auf drei verschiedenen Ebenen – der Leitungs-, Pflegeteam- und Pflegeperson-Ebene – als auch durch externe Faktoren negativ beeinflusst werden kann. Schlussfolgerungen: In der Pflegepraxis und -wissenschaft sowie im Gesundheitswesen benötigt es ein grundlegendes Verständnis von Kinästhetik und wie dieses im Kontext des professionellen Pflegehandelns einzuordnen ist. Insbesondere Leitungs- und implementierungsverantwortliche Personen müssen mögliche Hemmnisse kennen, um entsprechende Strategien entwickeln zu können.

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