Primary Language Impact on Second Language and Literacy Learning

Bogum Yoon is Professor of Literacy Education at the State University of New York at Binghamton.Dr. Kristen L. Pratt is Assistant Professor of ESOL and bilingual education at Western Oregon University.

• Preface AcknowledgementsIntroduction by Bogum Yoon and Kristen L. PrattChapter 1: Theoretical Perspectives: English Language Learners’ L1 Impact on L2 Development by Kristen L. Pratt and Bogum YoonChapter 2: Spanish Support within Linguistically Responsive Instruction for Latino/a/x English Language Learners by Kristen L. Pratt, Gabriela Tellez-Osorno, and Maria José SolisChapter 3: Korean Students’ First Language Impact on English Language and Literacy Learning by Kwangok Song and Jieun KiaerChapter 4: Supporting Russian-Speaking English Language Learners by Lyudmyla IvanyukChapter 5: Cross-Linguistic Perspectives between Mandarin Chinese and English by Xia ChaoChapter 6: An Overview of Vietnamese for Teachers of English Language Learners by Hanh thi Nguyen, Huy Phung, and Hoan NguyenChapter 7: First Language Impact: Bengali by Yvonne Pratt-Johnson and Medha BhattacharyyaChapter 8: Arabic Language’s Impact on English Language Learners’ Literacy Development: Implications for Educators by Alaa Mohammed M. Shakoori and Eliane Rubinstein-Avila Chapter 9: Japanese Language Impact on English Learning by Kinji ItoChapter 10: Supporting and Engaging French Background Students Learning English by Fanny Macé and Sylvie RoyChapter 11: American English Language Acquisition Among Filipino Learners: Language, Literacy, and Identity by Eric B. Claravall and Maria Selena ProtacioChapter 12: Urdu and English: Using the L1 to Influence English Language Learning and Literacy by Rahat ZaidiChapter 13: The Impact of Portuguese on the Learning of English by Cristiane Careiro Capristano and Lisley Camargo OberstAbout the Contributors