• The advantages of jointly considering first and second language vocabulary skills among emergent bilingual children 

      Monsrud, May-Britt; Rydland, Veslemøy; Geva, Esther; Thurmann-Moe, Anne Cathrine; Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas (International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism;Published online 18 Jun 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-20)
      This cross-sectional study investigated first (L1) and second (L2) language receptive and expressive vocabulary in a sample of 542 typically developing bilingual children of immigrants (age range 6–13), coming from six ...
    • Vocabulary interventions for second language (L2) learners up to six years of age 

      Hjetland, Hanne Næss; Hofslundsengen, Hilde Christine; Klem, Marianne; Karlsen, Jannicke; Hagen, Åste Mjelve; Engevik, Liv Inger; Geva, Esther; Norbury, Courtenay Frazier; Monsrud, May-Britt; Næss, Kari-Anne Bottegård (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Second language (L2) learners are a heterogeneous group. Their L2 skills are highly varied due to internal factors (e.g. cognitive development) and external factors (e.g. cultural and linguistic contexts). As ...