Interdependence between L1 and L2

Children who are refugees become bilingual in circumstances that are often challenging and that can vary across national contexts. We investigated the second language (L2) syntactic skills of Syrian children aged 6-12 living in Canada (n = 56) and the Netherlands (n = 47). Our goal was to establish...

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Authors: Blom, Elma|||0000-0001-8984-3650, Soto-Corominas, Adriana|||0000-0002-0489-9098, Attar, Zahraa, Daskalaki, Evangelia|||0000-0002-5503-8079, Paradis, Johanne|||0000-0002-4825-3301
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Publication Date:2021
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Keyword:Interdependence Hypothesis
Refugee children
L2 exposure
Sentence repetition
Transfer
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spelling Interdependence between L1 and L2The case of Syrian children with refugee backgrounds in Canada and the NetherlandsBlom, Elma|||0000-0001-8984-3650Soto-Corominas, Adriana|||0000-0002-0489-9098Attar, ZahraaDaskalaki, Evangelia|||0000-0002-5503-8079Paradis, Johanne|||0000-0002-4825-3301Interdependence HypothesisRefugee childrenL2 exposureSentence repetitionTransferChildren who are refugees become bilingual in circumstances that are often challenging and that can vary across national contexts. We investigated the second language (L2) syntactic skills of Syrian children aged 6-12 living in Canada (n = 56) and the Netherlands (n = 47). Our goal was to establish the impact of the first language (L1 = Syrian Arabic) skills on L2 (English, Dutch) outcomes and whether L1-L2 interdependence is influenced by the length of L2 exposure. To measure L1 and L2 syntactic skills, cross-linguistic Litmus Sentence Repetition Tasks (Litmus-SRTs) were used. Results showed evidence of L1-L2 interdependence, but interdependence may only surface after sufficient L2 exposure. Maternal education level and refugee camp experiences differed between the two samples. Both variables impacted L2 outcomes in the Canadian but not in the Dutch sample, demonstrating the importance to examine refugee children's bilingual language development in different national contexts. 22021-01-0120212021-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/294891https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1017/S0142716421000229reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2948912026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Interdependence between L1 and L2
The case of Syrian children with refugee backgrounds in Canada and the Netherlands
title Interdependence between L1 and L2
spellingShingle Interdependence between L1 and L2
Blom, Elma|||0000-0001-8984-3650
Interdependence Hypothesis
Refugee children
L2 exposure
Sentence repetition
Transfer
title_short Interdependence between L1 and L2
title_full Interdependence between L1 and L2
title_fullStr Interdependence between L1 and L2
title_full_unstemmed Interdependence between L1 and L2
title_sort Interdependence between L1 and L2
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blom, Elma|||0000-0001-8984-3650
Soto-Corominas, Adriana|||0000-0002-0489-9098
Attar, Zahraa
Daskalaki, Evangelia|||0000-0002-5503-8079
Paradis, Johanne|||0000-0002-4825-3301
author Blom, Elma|||0000-0001-8984-3650
author_facet Blom, Elma|||0000-0001-8984-3650
Soto-Corominas, Adriana|||0000-0002-0489-9098
Attar, Zahraa
Daskalaki, Evangelia|||0000-0002-5503-8079
Paradis, Johanne|||0000-0002-4825-3301
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author2 Soto-Corominas, Adriana|||0000-0002-0489-9098
Attar, Zahraa
Daskalaki, Evangelia|||0000-0002-5503-8079
Paradis, Johanne|||0000-0002-4825-3301
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Interdependence Hypothesis
Refugee children
L2 exposure
Sentence repetition
Transfer
topic Interdependence Hypothesis
Refugee children
L2 exposure
Sentence repetition
Transfer
description Children who are refugees become bilingual in circumstances that are often challenging and that can vary across national contexts. We investigated the second language (L2) syntactic skills of Syrian children aged 6-12 living in Canada (n = 56) and the Netherlands (n = 47). Our goal was to establish the impact of the first language (L1 = Syrian Arabic) skills on L2 (English, Dutch) outcomes and whether L1-L2 interdependence is influenced by the length of L2 exposure. To measure L1 and L2 syntactic skills, cross-linguistic Litmus Sentence Repetition Tasks (Litmus-SRTs) were used. Results showed evidence of L1-L2 interdependence, but interdependence may only surface after sufficient L2 exposure. Maternal education level and refugee camp experiences differed between the two samples. Both variables impacted L2 outcomes in the Canadian but not in the Dutch sample, demonstrating the importance to examine refugee children's bilingual language development in different national contexts.
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