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Inge Zoutenbier1,2, Rob Zwitserlood2,3
1a Clinical Language , Speech and Hearing Sciences, programme in Clinical Health Sciences , Faculty of Medicine , Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics
|February 19, 2019
Summary
Children with developmental language disorders (DLD) struggle with English as a foreign language (FL) due to poor Dutch language skills. Their Dutch proficiency positively correlates with English skills, but overall performance remains low.
Area of Science:
- Pedagogical Sciences
- Developmental Psychology
- Linguistics
Background:
- Learning a foreign language (FL) is mandatory for Dutch children with developmental language disorders (DLD).
- Children with DLD face significant challenges in acquiring their first language, impacting FL acquisition.
- Limited research exists on the FL learning experiences of children with DLD.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between Dutch language proficiency and English FL learning in children with DLD.
- To compare English FL proficiency between monolingual and multilingual children with DLD.
- To identify factors influencing English FL acquisition in this population.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 35 sixth-grade students with DLD from special education schools.
- Correlation analyses were conducted between standardized Dutch language tests and an English FL proficiency test.
- Dutch word decoding skills were included due to their relevance to the English test.
Main Results:
- Children with DLD demonstrated poor performance on the English FL proficiency test compared to typically developing peers.
- Significant positive correlations were observed between Dutch language skills and English FL proficiency.
- No significant differences in English FL proficiency were found between monolingual and multilingual groups.
Conclusions:
- Poor Dutch word decoding and morphosyntactic skills may impede acceptable English FL proficiency in children with DLD.
- Interventions should consider foundational language skills in Dutch to support FL learning.
- Future research should explore oral English proficiency, as the current assessment relies on written and auditory tasks.
Keywords:
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