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dc.contributor.authorGottardo, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorAl-Janaideh, Redab
dc.contributor.authorParadis, Johanne
dc.contributor.authorSoto-Corominas, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorChen, Xi
dc.contributor.authorAmin, Norah
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-18T15:18:07Z
dc.date.available2023-10-18T15:18:07Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationGottardo, Alexandra; Al-Janaideh, Redab; Paradis, Johanne [et al.]. Age, experience and language and literacy skills in english-arabic speaking syrian refugees. Languages, 2023, 8(2), 101. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/101>. Fecha de acceso: 18 oct. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/languages8020101.ca
dc.identifier.issn2226-471Xca
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/3838
dc.description.abstractAlthough age of acquisition (AoA) is frequently used when examining the endpoint of second language (L2) learning, it is rarely used to examine the initial phases of L2 acquisition. The present study provided a unique look at the role of AoA in early language and literacy acquisition in the L2 by a priori selecting two groups of Arabic-English speakers based on their ages, 6–8-year-olds (N = 43) and 9–13-year-olds (N = 53). These Syrian refugees were matched on English experience, having immigrated to Canada and having learned English for two years or less. Raw scores on language and literacy measures were compared across groups. The older group had higher scores on all first language (L1) variables. The groups did not differ on most L2 variables except for English word reading. Additionally, L1 and L2 variables were examined in relation to English word and pseudoword reading with different patterns of relations found for the two groups. For the younger group, phonological awareness and vocabulary were related to reading, while for the older group phonological awareness and morphological awareness were key predictors. These finding points to the unique relations among age, age of acquisition, L1 skills, and L2 language and literacy skills.en
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dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherMDPIca
dc.relation.ispartofLanguagesca
dc.relation.ispartofseries8;2
dc.rights© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.otherLecturaca
dc.subject.otherÀrab-anglèsca
dc.subject.otherSegona llenguaca
dc.subject.otherLecturaes
dc.subject.otherIngles arabicoes
dc.subject.otherSegundo lenguajees
dc.subject.otherReadingen
dc.subject.otherArabic-englishen
dc.subject.otherSecond languageen
dc.titleAge, experience and language and literacy skills in english-arabic speaking syrian refugeesen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
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dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/languages8020101ca


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