Bilingualism and Vocabulary Learning: A Comparison between Baluchi and Persian EFL Learners
| Main Authors: | Keikhaie, Yahya; University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Khoshkhoonejad, Amirali; University of Sistan and Baluchestan |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/EduLearn/article/view/1767 http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/EduLearn/article/view/1767/pdf_89 |
Daftar Isi:
- Bilingualism can be broadly defined as the ability to speak 2 languages; however there are many grey areas when establishing which are the first language, second language and third language of a bilingual. The paper reports on a study exploring the effect of bilingualism on the learning of a vocabulary learning of two groups of Iranian male students: Baluchi bilinguals and Persian monolingual. The present study is based on data from 80 monolingual Persian-speaking learners of English and 80 bilingual Baluchi-Persian-speaking learners of English. All the participants were male studying English as a foreign language at pre-university of Sistan and Baluchestan in Iran. The results indicates that Baluchi-Persian bilingual speakers outperformed in general and in L3 recognition vocabulary learning. The findings of this paper also showed that no significant difference was seen between Persian-speaking learners and Baluchi-Persian-speaking in L3 production vocabulary learning.