Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary
Developing proficiency in the language(s) spoken in any given society is crucial for the inclusion and attainment of children in that society. With an enrolment rate in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) of 93.4% for children between age one and five, ECEC constitutes an important...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
| Published: |
Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP
2023-03-01
|
| Series: | Nordisk Barnehageforskning |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://nordiskbarnehageforskning.no/index.php/nbf/article/view/293 |
| _version_ | 1797292695192862720 |
|---|---|
| author | Joakim Hansen Erik Eliassen Anna Sara Hexeberg Romøren Rasmus Kleppe Nina Gram Garmann Elisabeth Bjørnestad |
| author_facet | Joakim Hansen Erik Eliassen Anna Sara Hexeberg Romøren Rasmus Kleppe Nina Gram Garmann Elisabeth Bjørnestad |
| author_sort | Joakim Hansen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Developing proficiency in the language(s) spoken in any given society is crucial for the inclusion and attainment of children in that society. With an enrolment rate in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) of 93.4% for children between age one and five, ECEC constitutes an important out-of-home learning environment for children in Norway. In this study, we examine how the quality of language-learning environments in toddler and preschool groups predicts children’s expressive vocabulary in the majority language depending on children’s home languages. Data from the quality rating scales ITERS R and ECERS-R were used to model quality factors related to expressive vocabulary in toddler and preschool groups. The sample included 1,078 children (876 children with parents who spoke the majority language exclusively, 104 children with one parent who spoke the majority language and one parent who spoke another language, and 57 children with no majority language speaking parents). The results show that the quality of the language-learning environment in toddler and preschool groups is positively associated with expressive vocabulary in the majority language at age three and five, but only for children whose parents spoke the majority language exclusively.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T20:00:16Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-8fdefc0704994511a4e7a032583ac1b3 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1890-9167 |
| language | Danish |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T20:00:16Z |
| publishDate | 2023-03-01 |
| publisher | Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nordisk Barnehageforskning |
| spelling | doaj.art-8fdefc0704994511a4e7a032583ac1b32024-02-28T09:04:44ZdanCappelen Damm Akademisk NOASPNordisk Barnehageforskning1890-91672023-03-0120110.23865/nbf.v20.293Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabularyJoakim Hansen0Erik Eliassen1Anna Sara Hexeberg Romøren2Rasmus Kleppe3Nina Gram Garmann4Elisabeth Bjørnestad5University of StavangerNorwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo Metropolitan University and MultiLing, University of OsloOslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo Metropolitan University and MultiLing, University of OsloOslo Metropolitan University Developing proficiency in the language(s) spoken in any given society is crucial for the inclusion and attainment of children in that society. With an enrolment rate in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) of 93.4% for children between age one and five, ECEC constitutes an important out-of-home learning environment for children in Norway. In this study, we examine how the quality of language-learning environments in toddler and preschool groups predicts children’s expressive vocabulary in the majority language depending on children’s home languages. Data from the quality rating scales ITERS R and ECERS-R were used to model quality factors related to expressive vocabulary in toddler and preschool groups. The sample included 1,078 children (876 children with parents who spoke the majority language exclusively, 104 children with one parent who spoke the majority language and one parent who spoke another language, and 57 children with no majority language speaking parents). The results show that the quality of the language-learning environment in toddler and preschool groups is positively associated with expressive vocabulary in the majority language at age three and five, but only for children whose parents spoke the majority language exclusively. https://nordiskbarnehageforskning.no/index.php/nbf/article/view/293dual language learnersECEC qualityexpressive languageGoBaN |
| spellingShingle | Joakim Hansen Erik Eliassen Anna Sara Hexeberg Romøren Rasmus Kleppe Nina Gram Garmann Elisabeth Bjørnestad Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary Nordisk Barnehageforskning dual language learners ECEC quality expressive language GoBaN |
| title | Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary |
| title_full | Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary |
| title_fullStr | Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary |
| title_short | Acquisition of the majority language in Norwegian ECEC: Relating language-learning environment in ECEC to expressive vocabulary |
| title_sort | acquisition of the majority language in norwegian ecec relating language learning environment in ecec to expressive vocabulary |
| topic | dual language learners ECEC quality expressive language GoBaN |
| url | https://nordiskbarnehageforskning.no/index.php/nbf/article/view/293 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT joakimhansen acquisitionofthemajoritylanguageinnorwegianececrelatinglanguagelearningenvironmentinecectoexpressivevocabulary AT erikeliassen acquisitionofthemajoritylanguageinnorwegianececrelatinglanguagelearningenvironmentinecectoexpressivevocabulary AT annasarahexebergromøren acquisitionofthemajoritylanguageinnorwegianececrelatinglanguagelearningenvironmentinecectoexpressivevocabulary AT rasmuskleppe acquisitionofthemajoritylanguageinnorwegianececrelatinglanguagelearningenvironmentinecectoexpressivevocabulary AT ninagramgarmann acquisitionofthemajoritylanguageinnorwegianececrelatinglanguagelearningenvironmentinecectoexpressivevocabulary AT elisabethbjørnestad acquisitionofthemajoritylanguageinnorwegianececrelatinglanguagelearningenvironmentinecectoexpressivevocabulary |