Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia

This longitudinal case study aimed at investigating the development of metalinguistic awareness in EFL spelling and vocabulary in two Croatian learners with dyslexia who differed in age and language proficiency – a child and an adult. They attended weekly sessions that aimed at improving their Engli...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d8e6d6a66a594786af27eb5da8e00bac2021-11-09T11:10:02ZDevelopment of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia10.7311/0860-5734.30.2.070860-5734https://doaj.org/article/d8e6d6a66a594786af27eb5da8e00bac2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/0860-5734This longitudinal case study aimed at investigating the development of metalinguistic awareness in EFL spelling and vocabulary in two Croatian learners with dyslexia who differed in age and language proficiency – a child and an adult. They attended weekly sessions that aimed at improving their English spelling and vocabulary. The data were collected for 45 weeks using the teacher’s notes and audio-recorded lesson observations. The results showed that the participants developed their metalinguistic skills; however, the age and language proficiency factor was salient. Also, the metacognitive component of the instruction had a different effect on the development of metalinguistic skills in spelling and vocabulary acquisition. Pedagogical implications are discussed.Agnieszka Kałdonek-CrnjakovićInstitute of English Studiesarticlemetalinguistic awarenessdyslexiaage factorenglish as a foreign languagespellingvocabularyEnglish languagePE1-3729English literaturePR1-9680ENAnglica. An International Journal of English Studies, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 127-144 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic metalinguistic awareness
dyslexia
age factor
english as a foreign language
spelling
vocabulary
English language
PE1-3729
English literature
PR1-9680
spellingShingle metalinguistic awareness
dyslexia
age factor
english as a foreign language
spelling
vocabulary
English language
PE1-3729
English literature
PR1-9680
Agnieszka Kałdonek-Crnjaković
Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia
description This longitudinal case study aimed at investigating the development of metalinguistic awareness in EFL spelling and vocabulary in two Croatian learners with dyslexia who differed in age and language proficiency – a child and an adult. They attended weekly sessions that aimed at improving their English spelling and vocabulary. The data were collected for 45 weeks using the teacher’s notes and audio-recorded lesson observations. The results showed that the participants developed their metalinguistic skills; however, the age and language proficiency factor was salient. Also, the metacognitive component of the instruction had a different effect on the development of metalinguistic skills in spelling and vocabulary acquisition. Pedagogical implications are discussed.
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author Agnieszka Kałdonek-Crnjaković
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title Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia
title_short Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia
title_full Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia
title_fullStr Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia
title_full_unstemmed Development of Metalinguistic Awareness in EFL Vocabulary and Spelling: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Child and Adult with Dyslexia
title_sort development of metalinguistic awareness in efl vocabulary and spelling: a longitudinal case study of a child and adult with dyslexia
publisher Institute of English Studies
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d8e6d6a66a594786af27eb5da8e00bac
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