Assessing language background differences. Working papers in psycholinguistics.

Autor/in	Palij, Michael
Titel	Assessing language background differences. Working papers in psycholinguistics.
Quelle	(1987), 80 S.Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	Mikroform; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Fragebogen; Ausdrucksfähigkeit; Persönlichkeit; Psychologie; Test; College; Altersstufe; Monolingualismus; Psycholinguistik; Schriftlicher Ausdruck; Spracherwerb; Sprachkompetenz; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Englisch; Bilingualismus; Lesen; Soziologie; Hochschule; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Übersicht
Abstract	A study investigated the issue of language background variability in the college students making up a psychology subject pool. A questionnaire survey of students at New York University revealed that 39 languages were represented and only 10% of the students indicated they were English monolinguals. Comparisons were made among students by subdividing them on the basis of (a) monolingual background, (b) age of acquisition of English, and (c) dominant language (English or another language). These groupings were then used to evaluate differences on Scholastic Aptitude Test measures, ratings of language ability, and ratings of reading patterns. Analyses indicate that bilingualism is a less important factor in differentiation subjects on lanugage background than the age at which English is acquired, with the later acquisition of English having the greatest impact. Implications of these findings for subject selection for experiments in memory and cognition are discussed. Twenty-five tables and seven figures are included, and the study instrument is appended.
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	1996_(CD)