期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUALISM
卷 24, 期 6, 页码 804-821出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2018.1518969
关键词
Sibling; bilingual; vocabulary; language input; fast mapping; word learning
资金
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [R03DC014059]
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at the University of Colorado
This study found that older siblings who primarily use L1 may positively influence the L1 fast mapping skills of bilingual preschool-age children, while not affecting their vocabulary scores or L2 fast mapping skills.
This study examined the effects of older siblings' L1/L2 use on the vocabulary and fast mapping skills in preschool-age children who learn Cantonese (L1) as a home language and start to learn English (L2) in preschool settings. Two groups of bilingual children participated in this study: (1) children whose older siblings used mostly L1 at home ('Mostly L1' group; n = 14) and (2) children whose older siblings used an equal amount of L1 and L2 at home ('Equal L1/L2' group; n = 13). Participants were tested using vocabulary measures and a fast mapping task. Results showed that there were no significant group differences in children's vocabulary scores or in their fast mapping production scores in each language. However, when measured using a comprehension probe during the fast mapping task, the 'Mostly L1' group outperformed the 'Equal L1/L2' group in identifying the target novel words in L1, whereas there were no group differences in L2. The findings provide some preliminary evidence that older siblings who speak mostly L1 may contribute to their younger siblings' L1 fast mapping skills.
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