This study examines the mathematics achievement of Latino native English speakers compared to non-native English speakers in U.S. high schools. We specifically focus on how academic tracking can influence mathematics achievement and, at the same time, whether having access to a mathematics teaching with specialized training in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) students can help mitiga...

PURPOSE The effect of semantic naming treatment on crosslinguistic generalization was investigated in 3 participants with English-Spanish bilingual aphasia. METHOD A single-subject experimental designed was used. Participants received semantic treatment to improve naming of English or Spanish items, while generalization was tested to untrained semantically related items in the trained languag...

Lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP) is a rare entity characterized by erythematous or flesh-colored deep nodules and plaques, with a predilection for the buttocks, arms, thighs and face. There are only 4 reported cases of linear variant of LEP in the English literature. We herein report another case of linear LEP. The patient was a 26-year-old female who presented with a linear indurated erythe...

Recent work suggests that people think more systematically when using a second language because second languages are less automatic or emotionally valenced. Here, we use a different population (from India) to further investigate this possibility. We also test whether nuanced factors like language proficiency, usage context, and age of acquisition affect the degree to which people show a foreign...

Introduction Bell Multicultural is a high school located in Washington, D.C. with a predominantly language minority student population. A considerable number of these students are recent immigrants to this country, requiring English as a Second or Other Language instruction. Academic transition for these students is facilitated through sheltered content classes during their first year at Bell. ...

2. Forward and backward translation steps in each target country: Forward translation: Two qualified translators, native speakers of the target language, proficient in English and living in the target country, produced a translation of the original measure into the target language without mutual consultation. The consultant reviewed the two versions, compared them with the original, and establi...

This study investigated the impact of Chinese ESL learners’ second language (L2) proficiency on English word recognition in a lexical decision task. The study focused on the interaction among one between-participant variable (L2 proficiency) and three within-participant variables (orthographic neighborhood density, word frequency, and words/nonwords). ANOVA and two-tailed t-test indicated that:...