Theory-of-mind among Arab monolingual and bilingual children : a comparative study
This study aims to investigate Theory of Mind (ToM) in Arabic monolinguals and Arabic-English bilinguals. We hypothesized that the bilingual group would outperform the monolinguals on ToM tasks. This study well also answers the main question: are there any differences in ToM development betwee...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20549/1/641-2719-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20549/ https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/46 |
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| Summary: | This study aims to investigate Theory of Mind (ToM) in Arabic monolinguals and
Arabic-English bilinguals. We hypothesized that the bilingual group would outperform
the monolinguals on ToM tasks. This study well also answers the main question: are
there any differences in ToM development between monolinguals and bilingual Arab
children. A total of 160 children participated in this study, which employed an
exploratory comparative approach. The participants were aged between 3-12 years, and
were divided into two groups: Arabic monolinguals, and Arabic-English bilinguals.
Hutchins and Prelock’s Theory of Mind Task Battery was used, we applied the Arabic
version, that was translated and adapted to Arabic by Moawad (2017). Results indicated
that bilinguals perform better than monolinguals on subtask (I) the second-order false-belief only, and on ToM total score, and females outperform males in general on the ToM
total score, results are discussed in the light of different issues. |
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