Second Language Grammatical Proficiency and Third Language Acquisition

The main concern of the present study was to investigate the probable correlation between the bilinguals' second language grammatical proficiency level and their third language grammatical proficiency level. The current study was implemented on selecting a total of 100 Iranian female high schoo...

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Published in:International education studies 2014, Vol.7 (11), p.19
Main Authors: Moghtadi, Laleh, Koosha, Mansour, Lotfi, Ahmad Reza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilingualism
Correlation
English (Second Language)
Females
Foreign Countries
Grammar
High School Students
Indo European Languages
Iran
Language Proficiency
Language Tests
Multilingualism
Questionnaires
Second Language Learning
Statistical Analysis
Student Characteristics
Student Placement
Turkic Languages
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Summary:The main concern of the present study was to investigate the probable correlation between the bilinguals' second language grammatical proficiency level and their third language grammatical proficiency level. The current study was implemented on selecting a total of 100 Iranian female high school students studying at second grade from two educational districts of Tabriz (an Azeri-speaking city in Iran). The participants were homogeneous in terms of their English proficiency level (achieved through the Oxford Solutions Placement Test), sex, and age. They attended public high schools; they were taught the same material and they had the same number of hours of instruction. Two grammatical proficiency tests (Persian and English), a background questionnaire were administered to the participants. Statistical analyses including descriptive statistics and a Spearman's Rho Correlation revealed a significant correlation between the bilinguals' second language grammatical proficiency level and their third language grammatical proficiency level. Finally, the implications of the results as they relate to educational programs were discussed.
ISSN:1913-9020
1913-9039
DOI:10.5539/ies.v7n11p19