ESRC-funded project aiming to (1) establish a consensus on how to quantify bilingual language experience & (2) to develop online tools for research and practice
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We created short videos on how to register on the Q-BEx platform, create, customise & distribute the questionnaire, & access the data. The videos aim to facilitate using Q-BEx in research/practice with #bilingual & #trilingual children. Check them out: q-bex.org/researchers/using-… 1/2
More details on using the Q-BEx questionnaire can be found in the manual: q-bex.org/wp-content/uploads… 2/2
The Q-BEx manual has been updated with new features of the questionnaire, such as a short version for exposure/use documentation, project cloning & a recommended version for SLTs and teachers. Check out the updated manual & supporting files here: q-bex.org/researchers/using-… 1/2
The individual child reports generated by the @QBExProject #bilingualism #questionnaire now include a section to identify children who would benefit from specialist language assessment.
Today we had a visit from wonderful @AllSaintsBD5 pupils at @LCSLeeds, learning about languages of the world and multilingualism! We hope to see many of them join @UniversityLeeds in future as students and staff investigating different languages, cultures and other topics!
We are recruiting #monolingual #bilingual & #trilingual 5-8-year-old children from the north of England for our study on #LanguageDevelopment & #EAL. See more details about the study on the flyer or on this link: tinyurl.com/yc38r7kd
Are you a parent of a 5-8-year-old who speaks 1, 2, or 3 languages? Do you live in York, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool or anywhere in between? If yes & if interested to participate in our study on language development, please get in touch at [email protected]
Great to see #QBExProject featured at #ALC22 - a wonderful event launching the new Alliance for Life Chances @BradfordOppArea @CAER
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We’re very keen for #teachers and #SLTs to try the questionnaire with #bilingual and #trilingual children and tell us what they think @RCSLTResearch @EAL_naldic.
You can find all the info https://www.q-bex.or and you can email us at [email protected].
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We're pleased to see our consensus study on quantifying #bilingual experience in children available online. This was a collaborative effort of 132 #researchers, #teachers and #SLTs from 29 countries. The paper is freely available here: doi.org/10.1017/S13667289220…
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A study of 355k UK primary school students finds reading achievement in one year predicts maths achievement the next year more strongly than the other way round suggesting "acquiring good reading skills is highly relevant for developing mathematics skills" bit.ly/3OYL2I5
We're pleased to see our consensus study on quantifying #bilingual experience in children available online. This was a collaborative effort of 132 #researchers, #teachers and #SLTs from 29 countries. The paper is freely available here: doi.org/10.1017/S13667289220…
We've been busy in the past few months! Currently we are validating the #Q-BEx #questionnaire in 3 countries and working with #teachers and #SLTs on determining a school-optimised and SLT-optimised version of the tool. Read more here: q-bex.org/2022/06/14/q-bex-p…
Are you a researcher/teacher/SLT who has used the Q-BEx questionnaire to collect language background data with multilingual families/children? Please give us your views via this 5-minute form: bit.ly/3uZvJGa
Your input to improve the Q-BEx is key! Thanks and please RT
"How to quantify bilingual experience? Findings from a Delphi consensus survey" - accepted for publication in Bilingualism: Language & Cognition! Available as OSF preprint: osf.io/ebh3c
We discuss the limitations of the Delphi approach and issues of bias, and the risks and limitations of standardised questionnaires.