Bilingual children’s Icelandic skills: Standardized language tests and language samples

• Main Authors: Hafsteinsdóttir, Hjördís, Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna Thelma, Nowenstein, Iris Edda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2022
• Subjects: bilingualism; language development; standardized language tests; language samples; Icelandic as a second language; preschool children; tvítyngi; málþroski; málþroskapróf; málsýni; íslenska sem annað mál; leikskólabörn; Reykjanesbær; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/3576

Previous research on bilingualism in Iceland indicates that the gap in Icelandic skills between bilingual children and their monolingual peers is greater than expected based on comparable research on bilingualism in other language communities. We argue that such results prompt extensive investigatio...