Bilingual Children's Metalinguistic Awareness: in two Typologically Unrelated La

Description: Bilingual Children's Metalinguistic Awareness by Mohammed Alhuqbani Although some studies claim that all bilingualchildren attain metalinguistic awareness (MLA)earlier than monolinguals, others suggest that suchan advantage does not occur, or is only found forbalanced bilinguals, or on certain types of tasks.However,the majority of these studies investigatedbilingual children who spoke typologically relatedlanguages, and with tests administered in only oneof the two languages.Therefore, this book examineswhether relative language typology or language oftesting affects the bilingual advantage in MLA.Thebook critically reviewed and compared studies thatinvestigated MLA in monolinguals and bilinguals.Then it empirically tested the MLA of young Englishmonolinguals and Arabic-English bilinguals.Theanalysis should broaden our understanding of howbilingualism may affect young childrens MLA in twodissimilar languages.This book is useful foreducators in bilingual education, and researcherswho want to replicate the findings with othersubjects speaking typologically dissimilarlanguages. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Although some studies claim that all bilingual children attain meta-linguistic awareness (MLA) earlier than monolinguals, others suggest that such an advantage does not occur, or is only found for balanced bilinguals, or on certain types of tasks. However, the majority of these studies investigated bilingual children who spoke typologically related languages, and with tests administered in only one of the two languages.Therefore, this book examines whether relative language typology or language of testing affects the bilingual advantage in MLA.The book critically reviewed and compared studies that investigated MLA in monolinguals and bilinguals. Then it empirically tested the MLA of young English monolinguals and Arabic-English bilinguals.The analysis should broaden our understanding of how bilingualism may affect young childrens MLA in two dissimilar languages This book is useful for educators in bilingual education, and researchers who want to replicate the findings with other subjects speaking typologically dissimilar languages. Author Biography Mohammed N. Alhuqbani, Ph.D., Boston University: AppliedLinguistics/Psycholinguistics. Professor at King Fahd SecurityCollege, and supervisor of the ESP program at the HigherInstitute of Security Sciences, Saudi Arabia. Cooperatedprofessor with several Saudi universities; author of severalpublished papers and books. Details ISBN3639076044 Author Mohammed Alhuqbani Short Title BILINGUAL CHILDRENS METALINGUI Pages 200 Language English ISBN-10 3639076044 ISBN-13 9783639076042 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Subtitle in two Typologically Unrelated Languages UK Release Date 2008-08-27 Imprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. Country of Publication Germany Illustrations black & white illustrations Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. Publication Date 2008-08-27 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132586609;

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