Sara Saez-Fajardo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6742930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Saez-Fajardo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Saez-Fajardo |
| SIGNATURE | SAEZ-FAJARDO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2577-7292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Validity evidence for an EIT as an assessment for Spanish heritage speakers and L2 learners
As the field of heritage language acquisition expands, there is a need for proficiency to compare speakers across groups and studies. Elicited imitation tasks (EITs) are efficient cost-effective tasks with a long tradition in proficiency assessment of second language (L2) learners, first language children, and adults. However, little research has investigated their use with heritage speakers (HSs), despite their oral nature, which makes them appr…
The language learning strategies of multilinguals
This project studies how Spanish-Catalan early bilinguals use language learning strategies (LLS) differently depending on their order of language acquisition when they are learning French as an L4. Considering that the use of LLS has been pointed out as a sign of successful language learning, the study inquires whether being a simultaneous bilingual constitutes an advantage over being a sequential bilingual of the same languages. Ninety high scho…
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The language learning strategies of multilinguals
This project studies how Spanish-Catalan early bilinguals use language learning strategies (LLS) differently depending on their order of language acquisition when they are learning French as an L4. Considering that the use of LLS has been pointed out as a sign of successful language learning, the study inquires whether being a simultaneous bilingual constitutes an advantage over being a sequential bilingual of the same languages. Ninety high scho…
Validity evidence for an EIT as an assessment for Spanish heritage speakers and L2 learners
As the field of heritage language acquisition expands, there is a need for proficiency to compare speakers across groups and studies. Elicited imitation tasks (EITs) are efficient cost-effective tasks with a long tradition in proficiency assessment of second language (L2) learners, first language children, and adults. However, little research has investigated their use with heritage speakers (HSs), despite their oral nature, which makes them appr…
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Age of Acquisition (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · First language (1 work) · Heritage language (1 work) · Language acquisition (1 work) · Language Learning Strategies (1 work)