Biography:Erika Hoff

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Short description: Developmental psychologist (born 1951)
Erika Hoff
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CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationProfessor of Psychology
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
ThesisThe Role of Linguistic Experience in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax (1981)
Doctoral advisorMarilyn Shatz
Academic work
DisciplineDevelopmental Psychology
InstitutionsFlorida Atlantic University

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]

Representative publications

References

  1. ↑ "Raising a Truly Bilingual Child" (in en). The New York Times. 2017-07-10. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/well/family/raising-a-truly-bilingual-child.html. 
  2. ↑ Kling, Jim (2014-04-14). "When Not to Speak Your Second Language to Your Children" (in en). The New York Times. https://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/when-not-to-speak-your-second-language-to-your-children/. 
  3. ↑ Hoff, Erika (2013-01-01). Language development (Fifth ed.). Belmont, CA. ISBN 9781133939092. OCLC 843489860. 
  4. ↑ Research methods in child language : a practical guide. Hoff, Erika, 1951-. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. 2012. ISBN 9781444344035. OCLC 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)" (in en). First Language 33 (3): 325–328. doi:10.1177/0142723712454954. ISSN 0142-7237. 
  6. ↑ Hoff, Erika, Shatz, Marilyn (2007). Blackwell handbook of language development. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. ISBN 978-1405132534. OCLC 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." (in en). Journal of Child Language 35 (2): 489–492. doi:10.1017/S030500090700863X. ISSN 1469-7602. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-child-language/article/review-erika-hoff-marilyn-shatz-eds-blackwell-handbook-of-language-development-oxford-blackwell-2007-pp-520-isbn-9781405132534/03EF5307A728C0B0A9652C7B7366075A. 
  8. ↑ Childhood bilingualism : research on infancy through school age. McCardle, Peggy D., Hoff, Erika, 1951-. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters. 2006. ISBN 978-1853598715. OCLC 70320492. 
  9. ↑ Kenner, Charmian (2007). "Childhood Bilingualism: Research on Infancy Through School Age. By Peggy McCardle and Erika Hoff (Eds.)" (in en). Literacy 41 (2): 110–111. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9345.2007.00465.x. ISSN 1741-4350. 
  10. ↑ "Neurotree - Erika Hoff Family Tree". https://neurotree.org/beta/tree.php?pid=22218. 
  11. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award#8020335 - Doctoral Dissertation Research in Linguistics". https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8020335&HistoricalAwards=false. 
  12. ↑ Hoff-Ginsberg, E. C. (1982). "The Role of Linguistic Experience in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax.". Dissertation, University of Michigan. https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=7344356. 
  13. ↑ Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika; Shatz, Marilyn (1982). "Linguistic input and the child's acquisition of language." (in en). Psychological Bulletin 92 (1): 3–26. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.92.1.3. ISSN 1939-1455. PMID 7134327. 
  14. ↑ "Grantome: Search" (in en). http://grantome.com/search. 
  15. ↑ Hoff, Erika; Tian, Chunyan (2005). "Socioeconomic status and cultural influences on language". Journal of Communication Disorders 38 (4): 271–278. doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2005.02.003. ISSN 0021-9924. PMID 15862810. 
  16. ↑ Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika (1991). "Mother-Child Conversation in Different Social Classes and Communicative Settings". Child Development 62 (4): 782–796. doi:10.2307/1131177. PMID 1935343. 
  17. ↑ Hoff, Erika (2003). "The Specificity of Environmental Influence: Socioeconomic Status Affects Early Vocabulary Development Via Maternal Speech" (in en). Child Development 74 (5): 1368–1378. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00612. ISSN 0009-3920. PMID 14552403. 
  18. ↑ Hoff, Erika (2018). "Lessons from the study of input effects on bilingual development" (in en). International Journal of Bilingualism 24: 82–88. doi:10.1177/1367006918768370. ISSN 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. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.071. ISSN 0022-3476. PMID 28803620. 
  20. ↑ Ribot, Krystal M.; Hoff, Erika; Burridge, Andrea (2017-02-28). "Language Use Contributes to Expressive Language Growth: Evidence From Bilingual Children" (in en). Child Development 89 (3): 929–940. doi:10.1111/cdev.12770. ISSN 0009-3920. PMID 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" (in en). International Journal of Behavioral Development 38 (4): 333–341. doi:10.1177/0165025414533225. ISSN 0165-0254. PMID 25750468. 

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