Multilingual language experiences and the relationship between ADHD and language performance in EFL
Join this event to hear Tanja Angelovska discuss how multilingual language experiences do not mask the relationship between attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADHD) and language performance.
Multilingual language experiences and the relationship between ADHD and language performance in EFL
18 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is related to interactional competence with pragmatic challenges such as frequent excessive talking, difficulty waiting for one’s turn, frequent interruption of others, and seeming not to listen when being talked to directly.
There is a lack of studies investigating the relationship between ADHD and the conversational competence of language learners. Tanja investigates the relationship between multilingual language experiences, ADHD severity as assessed by teachers using the Vanderbilt assessment scale, and speech performance scores using Bishop & Baird’s communication checklist (CC) and English marks.
Tanja will suggest that ADHD is a significant factor influencing language performance as well as communication abilities of EFL learners. However, the multilingual background does not seem to significantly mask the relationship between ADHD scores and English marks.
This online event will be particularly useful for those interested in psychology, and attention deficit disorders.
Multilingualism and Diversity: Impact on Education, Health and Society seminar series
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Tanja Angelovska
Full Professor and Chair of "Research on foreign language learning and teaching"
Institute for English/American Studies, University of Kassel in Germany
Her research areas include L2/L3 acquisition and (psycho/neuro)-linguistically-informed evidence-based L2/L3 teaching.
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