The development of L2 emergent literacy in Hong Kong Kindergarten children

Thesis

This thesis explores the development of emergent literacy in Hong Kong Kindergarten children who are learning English as a Second Language (L2). Two interrelated empirical studies have been conducted, and both aim to examine the contribution of code-related and oral language skills to predicting early L2 reading ability, controlling for home influences. The majority of research on emergent literacy has been conducted on First-Language (L1) English-speaking children, and it is possible that th...

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Authors: Chan, L

• Publication date: 2009
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: second language; reading; Hong Kong; emergent literacy; bilingualism; kindergarten; pre-school; early childhood
• Subjects: Early and Child learning; Learning; Language and cognitive development; Cognitive development; Literacy; Statistics (social sciences); Education; Applied linguistics; Families,children and childcare; Asia