Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends
Special issue of Written Language & Literacy 17:1 (2014)
Editors
| University of Massachusetts
| Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel
[Written Language & Literacy, 17:1] 2014. ix, 171 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Foreword: Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trendsElena Zaretsky & Mila Schwartz | pp. vii–x
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Introduction: The cross-language transfer journey – a guide to the perplexedEsther Geva | pp. 1–15
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The development of orthographic processing skills in children in early French immersion programsEva Commissaire, Adrian Pasquarella, Becky Xi Chen & S. Hélène Deacon | pp. 16–39
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How do previously acquired languages affect acquisition of English as a foreign language: The case of CircassianJanina Kahn-Horwitz, Sara Kuash, Raphiq Ibrahim & Mila Schwartz | pp. 40–61
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Bidirectional cross-linguistic relations of first and second language skills in reading comprehension of Spanish-speaking English learnersAlexandra Gottardo, Christine Javier, Fataneh Farnia, Lorinda Mak & Esther Geva | pp. 62–88
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Concurrent and longitudinal cross-linguistic transfer of phonological awareness and morphological awareness in Chinese-English bilingual childrenYang Cathy Luo, Becky Xi Chen & Esther Geva | pp. 89–115
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The effects of bilingual education on the English language and literacy outcomes of Chinese-speaking childrenKathleen Hipfner-Boucher, Katie Lam & Becky Xi Chen | pp. 116–138
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The role of L1 and L2 reading on L1 preservation and positive cross-linguistic transfer among sequential bilingualsElena Zaretsky | pp. 139–164
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Richard Sproat. Language, technology, and society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Pp xiii, 286.Reviewed by Terry Joyce | pp. 165–167
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Theresa Lillis. The sociolinguistics of writing. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. i-xvi, 200.Reviewed by Iris Forster | pp. 168–170
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In memoriam Robert SchreuderMartin Neef & Anneke Neijt | pp. 171–172
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BIC Subject: CFC – Literacy
BISAC Subject: LAN010000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy