I wonder if Snoopy is bilingual. The effects of learning a second language on native language’s reading comprehension- A systematic review from a cognitive science perspective. (manuscript) Barbara Echard M.Ed. sept, 2024 Universidad de Chile barbara.echard@uchile.cl Abstract In learning a second language, the effects of the native language on the target have been profusely studied from a cognitive perspective, for example, on the form of cross-linguistic transfer with varying views regarding its negative or positive influence. However, the direction of this transfer has been traditionally studied taking the native language as the origin, and little is known about any effects that studying a second language can have on the linguistic skills a learner has on the first language, especially in adults and late bilinguals. This systematic review seeks to answer if such backward interaction and a specific effect on reading comprehension exists in adults. By using PRISMA me...
I've always wanted to know how people prefer to learn new vocabulary when learning a second language. I have seen students writing down word lists, filling a mini notebook with translated versions, students repeating words, etc. I, as a teacher, have developed games, quizzes, kahoots, sentence writing tasks, you name it, and working on the field, I think I already know what the most effective strategies are, but I have always wanted to test it across multicultural classrooms. A few years ago, I created a research proposal about it for a Ph.D program at a prestigious university....but I got the "We regret to inform...." letter 💔. Later, the university where I was working at welcomed my work, but we did not have the chance to collect sufficient data 😑. So now, I am sharing at least, the first draft of such lit review. The rest of the proposal, including all the surveys I created, I will keep. Since I might still get a chance to use them in the future. Vocabulary Learning ...