Search for dissertations about: "bilingualism working memory"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words bilingualism working memory.

  2. 1. Words and non-words : Vocabulary and phonological working memory in Arabic-Swedish-speaking 4–7-year-olds with and without a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder

    Author : Linnéa Öberg; Ute Bohnacker; Laurice Tuller; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; bilingualism; Arabic; Swedish; preschool children; vocabulary; phonological working memory; CLT; NWR; language exposure; developmental language disorder; DLD; tvåspråkighet; arabiska; svenska; förskolebarn; ordförråd; fonologiskt arbetsminne; CLT; nonordsrepetition; språkexponering; språkstörning; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the vocabulary skills and the non-word repetition (NWR) performance of 99 typically developing (TD) 4­­–7-year-old Arabic-Swedish-speaking children and 11 Arabic-Swedish-speaking children with a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). The children’s early language development, family backgrounds and language exposure patterns are explored through parental questionnaires, and for the DLD children also via interviews with parents, teachers and speech-language pathologists regarding their developmental history, language skills and communicative behaviour. READ MORE

  4. 2. Childhood Bilingualism and Reading Difficulties : Insights from Cognition and Pedagogy

    Author : Niloufar Jalali-Moghadam; Reza Kormi-Nouri; Christina Hedman; Mila Dimitrova Vulchanova; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingualism; reading difficulties; children; second language reading; cognition; special education; teachers; pedagogy; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : We are living in a world in which bi/multilingualism has become commonplace within everyday life for a great number of people. Research has shown that bilingualism produces various cognitive consequences. These effects are generally seen as positive and contributing to an enhanced level of cognitive processing. READ MORE