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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION THERAPY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ONGOING RESEARCH AUGUST 2011 Daniela Gatt Title of research project Lexical skills at the interface between monolingualism and sequential bilingualism: evidence from Maltese pre-schoolers Brief The aim of the study is to examine the impact of the pre-school language environment on Maltese children’s language learning mechanisms. The study investigates Maltese children’s lexical skills at the point of school entry, around the age of 36 months; this is the time when their linguistic environments undergo substantial restructuring. Results would provide reference measures for lexical development that may be employed by speech-language pathologists who provide a service to children embarking on sequential bilingualism. Findings would also shed light on the outcomes of language learning policies promoted at the pre-school level.
