Threshold Theory Annotated Bibliography
Carson, L. (2017). Second Language Use as a Threshold Concept: Reconceptualising Language Learning Journeys. International Journal of Education, 9(2), 34-43.
The article explores the threshold concept in learning two languages; it provides examples of how threshold can be adapted by students learning in a foreign county. The article also explains how students can adapt the threshold concept in learning a second language.
Teemant, A. & Pinnegar, S. E. (2019). The Threshold Hypothesis: Jigsaw Reading B2. In B. Allman (Ed.), Principles of Language Acquisition. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/language_acquisition/jigsaw_reading_e
The part of the book explores the theory of threshold in bilingualism. It will be used to describe the meaning of threshold theory and how it can be used to explore second language learning for the minority students of a language.
Meyer, J. H. F., & Land, R. (Eds.). (, 2013). Overcoming barriers to student understanding: threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge. London, UK: Routledge.
The article explores the barriers students face while learning the second language and how the threshold concept can be applied to overcome the barriers.
Ricciardelli, L. A. (1992). Bilingualism and cognitive development in relation to threshold theory. Journal of psycholinguistic research, 21(4), 301-316.
Cognitive development in children has been explored in the case of bilingual proficiency, with those who have mastered bilingualism having superior academic outcomes compared to the others. The study was in line with the threshold theory, which holds that a certain minimum in other language proficiency has to be reached for one to begin gaining knowledge.
Laurent, A., & Martinot, C. (2010). Bilingualism and phonological awareness: The case of bilingual (French–Occitan) children. Reading and Writing, 23(3-4), 435-452.
This study involved a hundred children between the ages of 8 and 10; the aim was to determine if bilingual education at a young age created an advantage in terms of phonological awareness compared to monolingual children. The study proved the threshold theory since the bilingual children had an advantage in the monolingual children.