Languages, Volume 9, Issue 7 (July 2024) – 31 articles
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The quantity of language input is a relevant predictor of children’s language development and is often measured via various methods. This study compared the methods that are most commonly used to measure bilingual language environments. Bilingual language input estimates of 31 Turkish–Dutch and 21 Polish–Dutch 3-to-5-year-old bilingual children were measured via a questionnaire for quantifying bilingual experience (Q-BEx), day-long audio recordings (LENAs), and a combined method. Each method correlated significantly with vocabulary scores, regardless of modality or language. The three methods did not significantly differ from each other in their correlational strength with vocabulary. These findings show that both Q-BEx, LENAs, and the combined method can be deemed reliable instruments to measure bilingual language input quantity. View this paper
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