AbstractThis article is based on a subset of data gathered in a bi-national PhD study regarding measures of parental encouragement when comparing immigrant background and native students (n=233) in Catalonia (Spain) and California. The ANOVA means comparisons of parental encouragement…

This volume stems from the assumption that metalinguistic awareness, a skill developed during first language acquisition, is also fundamental to the development of second language competence in children. (...)Este volumen se deriva de la hipótesis de que la conciencia metalingüística,…

En grande partie, ce volume 5.3 aborde des questions de multiculturalisme et de mondialisation en éducation. (...)In a large part, volume 5.3 is about international and intercultural aspects of education. (...)En gran parte, el volumen 5,3 trata de educación internacional…

ResumenDesde la teoría sociocultural del desarrollo humano (Vigotsky, 2009; Bruner, 1986) se concibe a la interacción situada como el espacio privilegiado para el desarrollo del lenguaje. Dado que en ella las formas lingüísticas están imbricadas con otros sistemas semióticos, en…

Résumé Nos travaux visent à décrire les connaissances grammaticales élaborées par des élèves au cours de l’enseignement/apprentissage de l’accord du verbe. Cette description est réalisée grâce à l’analyse des interactions didactiques, c’est-à-dire les interactions qu’entretiennent les trois pôles du triangle didactique…

AbstractProfessor Numa P. Markee is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (United States) where he teaches courses in Conversation Analysis, Second Language Acquisition, Task Based Language Teaching and in Language Program Administration. His principal research interests…

AbstractThis article outlines the advantages of using literature to aid the transition into the host country for newly arrived children and to help establish a bridge between their identities and their reading skills, communicative capacities and the demands of school.…