Cultural influence and language acquisition of a Syrian immigrant girl in Alabama
| Autor: | Fran Perkins, Shushanik Vardanyan, James M. Ernest |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Bilingual education
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education Cultural capital Semitic languages Language acquisition Acculturation Ethnography Pedagogy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology Girl 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology Qualitative research media_common |
| Zdroj: | Southeast Asia Early Childhood Journal. 7:42-51 |
| ISSN: | 2550-1763 2289-3156 |
| Popis: | Using ethnography and case study approaches from qualitative methodology, this study examined a Syrian immigrant child’s language acquisition and culture adaptation in the United States. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with the teachers and the mother of the child, participant observations during home visits, and field notes during classroom observations. The child’s culture and language learning were conceptualized through the lens of Bronfenbrenner’s (1994) ecological model and Funds of Knowledge approach to education (Ferreiro & Teberosky, 1985). The article documented factors that facilitated and negatively impacted on her process of becoming bilingual and her cultural adaptation after moving to an English speaking country. Implications for fostering a better school and home relationship was discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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