Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context
This paper reports a study of 85 Iranian EFL learners in the English Language Department of Urmia University. It explores the possible differences between performance of 38 Persian monolingual and 47 Turkish-Persian bilingual EFL learners on metalinguistic tasks of ungrammatical structures and trans...
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Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch
2008-02-01
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| description | This paper reports a study of 85 Iranian EFL learners in the English Language Department of Urmia University. It explores the possible differences between performance of 38 Persian monolingual and 47 Turkish-Persian bilingual EFL learners on metalinguistic tasks of ungrammatical structures and translation. The underlying hypothesis is that bilinguals in diagonal bilingual contexts experience a significant development in terms of their metalinguistic awareness. Results of some t-test analyses indicated consistent differences between the two groups in favour of bilinguals. The findings, thus, strengthen the proposal that bilinguals may develop a more analytical orientation to language that may help them in learning additional languages. The findings are discussed in relation to implications on EFL learning as well as EFL teaching. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57f441c13f8d46a3baf8538af53f4c702022-12-22T02:17:21ZengIslamic Azad University, Tabriz BranchJournal of Applied Linguistics2008-84342538-16952008-02-011Inaugural Issue66102524179Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual ContextSima ModirkhameneThis paper reports a study of 85 Iranian EFL learners in the English Language Department of Urmia University. It explores the possible differences between performance of 38 Persian monolingual and 47 Turkish-Persian bilingual EFL learners on metalinguistic tasks of ungrammatical structures and translation. The underlying hypothesis is that bilinguals in diagonal bilingual contexts experience a significant development in terms of their metalinguistic awareness. Results of some t-test analyses indicated consistent differences between the two groups in favour of bilinguals. The findings, thus, strengthen the proposal that bilinguals may develop a more analytical orientation to language that may help them in learning additional languages. The findings are discussed in relation to implications on EFL learning as well as EFL teaching.http://jal.iaut.ac.ir/article_524179_43b9b941c6672d7b1b55c224192ca983.pdfMetalinguistic AwarenessBilingualMonolingualLinguistic Background |
| spellingShingle | Sima Modirkhamene Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context Journal of Applied Linguistics Metalinguistic Awareness Bilingual Monolingual Linguistic Background |
| title | Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context |
| title_full | Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context |
| title_fullStr | Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context |
| title_short | Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingual vs. Monolingual EFL Learners: Evidence from a Diagonal Bilingual Context |
| title_sort | metalinguistic awareness and bilingual vs monolingual efl learners evidence from a diagonal bilingual context |
| topic | Metalinguistic Awareness Bilingual Monolingual Linguistic Background |
| url | http://jal.iaut.ac.ir/article_524179_43b9b941c6672d7b1b55c224192ca983.pdf |
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