Erika Hoff

Erika Hoff 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.

Erika Hoff
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

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
  • Hoff, E (2003). "The specificity of environmental influence: Socioeconomic status affects early vocabulary development via maternal speech". Child Development. 74 (5): 1368–1378. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00612. PMID 14552403.
  • Hoff, E (2006). "How social contexts support and shape language development". Developmental Review. 26 (1): 55–88. doi:10.1016/j.dr.2005.11.002.
  • Hoff, E (2013). "Interpreting the early language trajectories of children from low-SES and language minority homes: implications for closing achievement gaps". Developmental Psychology. 49 (1): 4–14. doi:10.1037/a0027238. PMC 4061698. PMID 22329382.
  • Hoff-Ginsberg, E (1991). "Mother‐child conversation in different social classes and communicative settings". Child Development. 62 (4): 782–796. doi:10.2307/1131177. JSTOR 1131177.
  • Hoff, E.; Core, C.; Place, S.; Rumiche, R.; Señor, M.; Parra, M. (2012). "Dual language exposure and early bilingual development". Journal of Child Language. 39 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1017/s0305000910000759. PMC 4323282. PMID 21418730.

References
  1. "Raising a Truly Bilingual Child". The New York Times. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. Kling, Jim (2014-04-14). "When Not to Speak Your Second Language to Your Children". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  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.CS1 maint: others (link)
  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. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. 35 (2): 489–492. doi:10.1017/S030500090700863X. ISSN 1469-7602.
  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.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Kenner, Charmian (2007). "Childhood Bilingualism: Research on Infancy Through School Age. By Peggy McCardle and Erika Hoff (Eds.)". Literacy. 41 (2): 110–111. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9345.2007.00465.x. ISSN 1741-4350.
  10. "Neurotree - Erika Hoff Family Tree". neurotree.org. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  11. "NSF Award Search: Award#8020335 - Doctoral Dissertation Research in Linguistics". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 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. 92 (1): 3–26. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.92.1.3. ISSN 1939-1455. PMID 7134327.
  14. "Grantome: Search". Grantome. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  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. JSTOR 1131177. PMID 1935343.
  17. Hoff, Erika (2003). "The Specificity of Environmental Influence: Socioeconomic Status Affects Early Vocabulary Development Via Maternal Speech". Child Development. 74 (5): 1368–1378. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.324.4930. 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". 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. PMC 5690817. PMID 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. 89 (3): 929–940. doi:10.1111/cdev.12770. ISSN 0009-3920. PMC 5573667. 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". International Journal of Behavioral Development. 38 (4): 333–341. doi:10.1177/0165025414533225. ISSN 0165-0254. PMC 4350241. PMID 25750468.
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