Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends

Special issue of Written Language & Literacy 17:1 (2014)

Editors
Elena Zaretsky | University of Massachusetts
Mila Schwartz | Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel
[Written Language & Literacy, 17:1] 2014.  ix, 171 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Table of Contents
Articles
Foreword: Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends
Elena Zaretsky and Mila Schwartz
vii–x
Introduction: The cross-language transfer journey – a guide to the perplexed
Esther Geva
1–15
The development of orthographic processing skills in children in early French immersion programs
Eva Commissaire, Adrian Pasquarella, Xi Chen and Hélène Deacon
16–39
How do previously acquired languages affect acquisition of English as a foreign language: The case of Circassian
Janina Kahn-Horwitz, Sara Kuash, Raphiq Ibrahim and Mila Schwartz
40–61
Bidirectional cross-linguistic relations of first and second language skills in reading comprehension of Spanish-speaking English learners
Alexandra Gottardo, Christine Javier, Fataneh Farnia, Lorinda Mak and Esther Geva
62–88
Concurrent and longitudinal cross-linguistic transfer of phonological awareness and morphological awareness in Chinese-English bilingual children
Yang Cathy Luo, Xi Chen and Esther Geva
89–115
The effects of bilingual education on the English language and literacy outcomes of Chinese-speaking children
Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher, Katie Lam and Xi Chen
116–138
The role of L1 and L2 reading on L1 preservation and positive cross-linguistic transfer among sequential bilinguals
Elena Zaretsky
139–164
Book reviews
Review of Sproat (2010): Language, technology, and society
Reviewed by Terry Joyce
165–167
Review of Lillis (2013): The sociolinguistics of writing
Reviewed by Iris Forster
168–170
Obituary
In memoriam Robert Schreuder
Martin Neef and Anneke Neijt
171–172
Subjects

Main BIC Subject

CFC: Literacy

Main BISAC Subject

LAN010000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy