Age of onset, motivation, and anxiety as predictors of grammar and vocabulary outcomes in English as a foreign language learners with developmental language disorder

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that children with DLD benefit from a later onset of foreign language lessons, whereas length and amount of out-of-school exposure to English are less important in the context of DLD, possibly due to difficulty with implicit learning.PMID:38330782 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2024.106407

Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - February 8, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jasmijn Stolvoort Megan Mackaaij Elena Tribushinina Source Type: research