Search for dissertations about: "child language development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words child language development.

  2. 6. Typical and atypical language development in Turkish-Swedish bilingual children aged 4–7

    Author : Buket Öztekin; Ute Bohnacker; Aylin Küntay; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; bilingualism; Turkish; Swedish; preschool children; MAIN; CLT; language input; vocabulary; macrostructure; language impairment; atypical language development;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the vocabulary and narrative macrostructure skills of 102 typically-developing (TD) 4- to 7-year-old Turkish-Swedish bilingual children (cross-sectional), the development of these skills over time from age 4 to 6 in a subgroup of 10 children (longitudinal), and six Turkish-Swedish children with a language impairment (LI) diagnosis (clinical). The children’s health, family and language backgrounds, their language use and input patterns are explored through parental questionnaires, family interviews, and interviews with teachers and speech-language pathologists. READ MORE

  4. 7. Child bilingualism in Sweden and Lebanon : A study of Arabic-speaking 4-to-7-year-olds

    Author : Rima Haddad; Ute Bohnacker; Virginia C. M. Gathercole; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language development; bilingualism; Sweden; Lebanon; Swedish; Arabic; preschool-aged children; early school-aged children; vocabulary; narrative macrostructure; CLT; MAIN; language exposure; joint book reading; code-switching; SES; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the vocabulary and narrative skills of 100 Arabic-Swedish-speaking children (aged 4–7 years) in Sweden cross-sectionally and the development of these skills (4 to 6) in a subgroup of 10 children longitudinally. Also, the vocabulary skills of 100 Arabic-speaking bilingual children (aged 4–7 years) in Lebanon are investigated cross-sectionally and compared to the Swedish cross-sectional study. READ MORE

  5. 8. From family language practices to family language policies : Children as socializing agents

    Author : Mina Kheirkhah; Asta Cekaite; Helena Bani-Shoraka; Elizabeth Lanza; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family language policy; multilingualism; language socialization; Familj språkpolicy; flerspråkighet; språk socialisation;

    Abstract : combining approaches to family language policy with a language socialization approach, the present thesis examines family interoctions in five bi/multilingual lronian families in Sweden. The foci of the thesis have emerged from viewing and analyzing video-recordings of the families' everyday interactions, interviews and observations conducted during two phases of fieldwork. READ MORE

  6. 9. The Development of Conversational Contingency : and Selected Pragmatic Abilities

    Author : David Pagmar; Tove Nilsson Gerholm; Östen Dahl; Julia Uddén; Ute Bohnacker; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; conversational contingency; first language acquisition; pragmatic development; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine children’s development as language users, with a focus on their development as conversationalists. Conversational development was measured through conversational contingency, i.e. how conversational turns are connected to each other, either in topic or time. READ MORE

  7. 10. Exploring language skills and well-being in inclusive preschools : The impact of a dialogic reading intervention

    Author : Rasmus Riad; Mara Westling Allodi; Eva Siljehag; Sven Bölte; Monica Melby-Lervåg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dialogic reading; language development; early childhood education; child well-being; vocabulary; narrative skills; professional development; universal intervention; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : Language skills during the preschool years are important for cognitive and social development, learning, and well-being, especially for children that are less proficient in the language that peers and teachers use for communication and teaching, known as the majority language. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore the effect of a practice-embedded introduction of dialogic reading in preschool, a method that engages children in conversation, using language-promoting strategies. READ MORE