Effects of German reading skills and bilingualism on early learning of English as a foreign language in primary school children

被引：5
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作者：
Maurer, U. [1 ,2 ]
Jost, L. B. [2 ,3 ]
Pfenninger, S. E. [4 ]
Eberhard-Moscicka, A. K. [2 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ]
机构：
[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Psychol, Shatin, Sino Bldg 3-F, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Zurich, Dept Psychol, Zurich, Switzerland
[3] Univ Fribourg, Dept Neurosci & Movement Sci, Fribourg, Switzerland
[4] Univ Salzburg, Dept English & Amer Studies, Salzburg, Austria
[5] Bern Univ Hosp, Inselspital, Percept & Eye Movement Lab, Dept Neurol, Bern, Switzerland
[6] Bern Univ Hosp, Inselspital, Percept & Eye Movement Lab, Dept BioMed Res, Bern, Switzerland
[7] Univ Bern, Bern, Switzerland
[8] Bern Univ Hosp, Inselspital, Dept Neurol, Bern, Switzerland
来源：
READING AND WRITING | 2021年 / 34卷 / 10期
关键词：
Foreign language learning; Reading fluency; Dyslexia; Bilingualism; DYSLEXIC-CHILDREN; ACQUISITION; DIFFICULTIES; MINORITY; IMMERSION; SPEAKING;
D O I：
10.1007/s11145-021-10166-1
中图分类号：
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号：
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
The present study investigates how reading fluency in German, and monolingual versus bilingual language background influence the learning of English as a foreign language (EFL) in primary school. Data of 83 monolingual and bilingual children with varying degrees of German reading skills (including children with dyslexia) were analyzed after they had learned EFL for 1 year. The results showed that lower German reading fluency-but not bilingualism-was associated with poorer English skills. The results suggest that risk factors leading to poor reading skills (including dyslexia) also negatively impact foreign language learning.
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页码：2673 / 2689
页数：17
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