Abstract The present study aimed to explore the personal narrative skills of Urdu speaking preschoolers, aged between 4 and 5 years. The study also aimed to investigate the gender differences in narrative skills, and relationship and the predictive association between macro- and microstructure skills. A total of 80 preschoolers were recruited using two-stage sampling (convenience and purposive). After screening the participants for intellectual functioning, three personal narratives were collected from each participant. The results revealed non-significant differences on the basis of age and gender. A significant correlation was found between the macro- and microstructure skills in children. NDW (number of different words), TNW (total number of words), and MLU (mean length of utterance) were revealed as significant predictors of macrostructural competencies in children. This was the first research that highlighted the narrative skills of Urdu speaking preschoolers. Hence, the patterns identified might help in extending the theory and research in this field.

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讲乌尔都语的学龄前儿童的个人叙事技巧

摘要 本研究旨在探讨年龄在 4 至 5 岁之间的讲乌尔都语的学龄前儿童的个人叙事技能。该研究还旨在调查叙事技能的性别差异，以及宏观和微观技能之间的关系和预测关联。使用两阶段抽样（方便和有目的）共招募了 80 名学龄前儿童。在筛选参与者的智力功能后，从每个参与者那里收集了三个个人叙述。结果显示在年龄和性别的基础上没有显着差异。在儿童的宏观技能和微观技能之间发现了显着的相关性。NDW（不同词的数量），TNW（词的总数），和 MLU（平均话语长度）被揭示为儿童宏观结构能力的重要预测因子。这是第一项强调讲乌尔都语的学龄前儿童的叙事技巧的研究。因此，确定的模式可能有助于扩展该领域的理论和研究。