Evon Wong

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

I am a teacher in the early childhood education sector. I am currently a PhD candidate. My areas of interest are early bilingualism, second language learning in early childhood, and early childhood creativity.


Sessions

Bilingualism in Early Childhood

Teaching Children
Sun, Nov 22, 14:00-14:25 JST

Although learning a second language at preschool age benefits learners to achieve native-like competence and children are enrolled to English courses at a young age, learners’ cultural, social and language background should not be overlooked. The factors play a significant role in influencing L2 learners’ competency. This study examined the effect of phonological and syntactic differences of a child’s L1 (Chinese Language) towards the L2 (English Language) learning.