The role of motivation and extramural English exposure in explaining individual differences
in young English language learners'(YELLs') English performance is unclear. In this study …

A second language can be learned inside and outside the classroom. In this study we
investigated the English and French vocabulary knowledge of 110 Dutch-speaking children …

This study aimed to investigate which word‐related variables play a role in Dutch‐speaking
children's L2 word learning through out‐of‐school exposure prior to classroom instruction in …

Aim To synthesize available evidence on the association between change in linear growth
(height for age z score, HAZ) beyond the first two years of life with later child …

Globally classrooms are increasingly linguistically diverse. Research often oversimplifies
lived linguistic heterogeneity as binary variables: native versus non-native. Linguistic …

Earlier work has shown that bilingual Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) has
positive effects on children's development of the minority language, and does not negatively …

This study examined the influence of cognate status and language distance on
simultaneous bilingual children's vocabulary acquisition. It aimed to tease apart effects of …

The purpose of this study was to examine how classroom language contexts characterized
by peer language skills and proportions of dual language learners (DLL) influenced English …

Various studies have shown that bilingual children score lower than their monolingual peers
on standardized receptive vocabulary tests. This study investigates if this effect is moderated …

When students start learning English as a foreign language (EFL), they often already know
many words because they have had many opportunities to engage with the English …