Effect of Twinning on Chinese and English Vocabulary Knowledge

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Simpson W. L.; Cheung, Him; Zheng, Mo; Yang, Xiujie; McBride, Catherine; Ho, Connie Suk-Han; Leung, Judy Sze-Man; Chow, Bonnie Wing-Yin; Waye, Mary Miu Yee
Titel	Effect of Twinning on Chinese and English Vocabulary Knowledge
Quelle	In: Child Development, 91 (2020) 6, S.1886-1897 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wong, Simpson W. L.) ORCID (Cheung, Him) ORCID (Yang, Xiujie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13400
Schlagwörter	Vocabulary Development; Native Language; Sino Tibetan Languages; Chinese; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Twins; Matched Groups; Nonverbal Ability; Gender Differences; Instructional Program Divisions; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Siblings; Family Size; Comparative Analysis; Family Relationship; Competition; Language Tests; Second Language Instruction; Educational Environment; Family Environment; Language Acquisition; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatzarbeit; China; Chinesen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Twin; Zwilling; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familieneinkommen; Sibling; Geschwister; Familiengröße; Wettkampf; Language test; Sprachtest; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Familienmilieu; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb
Abstract	Vocabulary knowledge was tested in a native (Cantonese-Chinese) and foreign (English) language in 150 twins and 150 singletons aged 6-11 years, matched on age, gender, grade level, nonverbal intelligence, parents' education, family income, and number of siblings and household members. The singletons clearly outperformed the twins on the native vocabulary, but this "twinning effect" was much less noticeable for the foreign vocabulary. The effect on English vocabulary was further reduced after exposure to English at home was controlled. Given that these participants learned most of their English in school rather than home, the present findings support the notion that the twinning effect is associated with increased competition for family interaction in twins compared with singletons. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01