Erika Hoff Explained

Erika Hoff
Occupation:Professor of Psychology
Citizenship:American
Discipline:Developmental Psychology
Thesis Title:The Role of Linguistic Experience in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax
Thesis Year:1981
Doctoral Advisor:Marilyn Shatz

Erika Hoff (born 1951) is a developmental psychologist and an expert on language development and bilingualism.[1] [2] She is a professor of psychology at Florida Atlantic University, where she directs the Language Development Laboratory.

Hoff is the author of a popular textbook Language Development.[3] She has co-edited several books including Research Methods in Child Language: A Practical Guide,[4] [5] Blackwell Handbook of Language Development,[6] [7] and Childhood Bilingualism: Research on Infancy Through School Age.[8] [9]

Biography

Hoff completed a Bachelor of Science degree in education at the University of Michigan in 1972. After completing a Master of Science degree at Rutgers University, Hoff returned to the University of Michigan where she completed her PhD in Psychology in 1981 under the supervision of Marilyn Shatz.[10] Her dissertation, which was funded by the National Science Foundation,[11] focused on the role of linguistic input in children's language development.[12] [13] Prior to joining the faculty of Florida Atlantic University, Hoff was a member of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Hoff has conducted extensive research on the acquisition of language in different social contexts and on bilingualism and dual language development, funded by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.[14] Hoff's research has emphasized how socioeconomic disparities and other environmental factors impact children's language development.[15] In particular, her work highlights how variation in the quality of maternal child-directed speech across families may explain individual differences in children's language development trajectories.[16] [17]

Hoff has conducted extensive longitudinal research on monolingual and bilingual children's language development in South Florida, underscoring how variation in the amount of exposure to each language impacts rates of language development.[18] She has shown that in the early stages of language development, the English skills of children learning Spanish and English at the same time lag behind the English skills of monolingual children. However, when bilingual children's skills in both of their languages are considered, they know as much or more than monolingual children.[19] Growing up in a bilingual homes does not guarantee children's success in acquiring Spanish. One relevant factor is language use. Children who only hear but do not speak Spanish are less likely to end up as Spanish speakers.[20] [21]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Raising a Truly Bilingual Child. 2017-07-10. The New York Times. 2018-10-25. en.
  2. News: When Not to Speak Your Second Language to Your Children. Kling. Jim. 2014-04-14. The New York Times. 2018-10-25. en.
  3. Book: Hoff, Erika. Language development. 9781133939092. Fifth. Belmont, CA. 843489860. 2013-01-01.
  4. Book: Research methods in child language : a practical guide. 2012. Wiley-Blackwell. Hoff, Erika, 1951-. 9781444344035. Chichester, West Sussex. 756280825.
  5. Unsworth. Sharon. 2013. Book Review: Erika Hoff (Ed.), Research methods in child language: A practical guide. Wiley-Blackwell: Oxford, 2012; xviii + 362 pp.: 9781444331240, £60.00 (hbk), 9781444331257, £26.99 (pbk). First Language. en. 33. 3. 325–328. 10.1177/0142723712454954. 147687829 . 0142-7237.
  6. Book: Hoff, Erika, Shatz, Marilyn. Blackwell handbook of language development. 2007. Blackwell Pub. 978-1405132534. Malden, MA. 71275427.
  7. Alcock. Katie. 2008. REVIEW - Erika Hoff & Marilyn Shatz (eds) Blackwell handbook of language development. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. Pp. 520. ISBN 978-1-4051-3253-4.. Journal of Child Language. en. 35. 2. 489–492. 10.1017/S030500090700863X. 232330753 . 1469-7602.
  8. Book: Childhood bilingualism : research on infancy through school age. 2006. Multilingual Matters. McCardle, Peggy D., Hoff, Erika, 1951-. 978-1853598715. Clevedon, UK. 70320492.
  9. Kenner. Charmian. 2007. Childhood Bilingualism: Research on Infancy Through School Age. By Peggy McCardle and Erika Hoff (Eds.). Literacy. en. 41. 2. 110–111. 10.1111/j.1467-9345.2007.00465.x. 1741-4350.
  10. Web site: Neurotree - Erika Hoff Family Tree. neurotree.org. 2018-10-25.
  11. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#8020335 - Doctoral Dissertation Research in Linguistics. www.nsf.gov. 2018-12-03.
  12. Hoff-Ginsberg. E. C.. 1982. The Role of Linguistic Experience in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax.. Dissertation, University of Michigan.
  13. Hoff-Ginsberg. Erika. Shatz. Marilyn. 1982. Linguistic input and the child's acquisition of language.. Psychological Bulletin. en. 92. 1. 3–26. 10.1037/0033-2909.92.1.3. 7134327. 1939-1455.
  14. Web site: Grantome: Search. Grantome. en. 2018-12-03.
  15. Hoff. Erika. Tian. Chunyan. 2005. Socioeconomic status and cultural influences on language. Journal of Communication Disorders. 38. 4. 271–278. 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2005.02.003. 15862810. 0021-9924.
  16. Hoff-Ginsberg. Erika. 1991. Mother-Child Conversation in Different Social Classes and Communicative Settings. Child Development. 62. 4. 782–796. 10.2307/1131177. 1131177. 1935343.
  17. Hoff. Erika. 2003. The Specificity of Environmental Influence: Socioeconomic Status Affects Early Vocabulary Development Via Maternal Speech. Child Development. en. 74. 5. 1368–1378. 10.1111/1467-8624.00612. 0009-3920. 10.1.1.324.4930. 14552403.
  18. Hoff. Erika. 2018. Lessons from the study of input effects on bilingual development. International Journal of Bilingualism. en. 24. 82–88. 10.1177/1367006918768370. 150293541 . 1367-0069.
  19. Hoff. Erika. Ribot. Krystal M.. 2017. Language Growth in English Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Children from 2.5 to 5 Years. The Journal of Pediatrics. 190. 241–245.e1. 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.071. 0022-3476. 5690817. 28803620.
  20. Ribot. Krystal M.. Hoff. Erika. Burridge. Andrea. 2017-02-28. Language Use Contributes to Expressive Language Growth: Evidence From Bilingual Children. Child Development. en. 89. 3. 929–940. 10.1111/cdev.12770. 0009-3920. 5573667. 28245341.
  21. Ribot. Krystal M.. Hoff. Erika. 2014-06-04. "¿Cómo estas?" "I'm good." Conversational code-switching is related to profiles of expressive and receptive proficiency in Spanish-English bilingual toddlers. International Journal of Behavioral Development. en. 38. 4. 333–341. 10.1177/0165025414533225. 0165-0254. 4350241. 25750468.

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