The home literacy environment as a venue for fostering bilingualism and biliteracy: The case of an Ethio-Norwegian bilingual family in oslo, Norway

IF 1.3 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI:10.1177/14687984221109415

Kassahun Weldemariam

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Abstract

Numerous studies indicate that the language and literacy development of young children is highly contingent upon the construction of an enriching home literacy environment. Using sociocultural theory as a framework, in this article I explore how a bilingual child’s language and literacy acquisition is embedded as a social practice within the home literacy environment of everyday life. Drawing on data from a qualitative case study involving parental interviews and home visits, the findings herein reveal that the physical and social context of the home literacy environment is vital in fostering bilingualism and biliteracy for a child with a minority home language background. Knowing the multiple advantages of bilingualism and biliteracy, this study yields evidence to suggest that parents can play an active and conscious role in ensuring the richness of the home literacy environment and its embedded social practices.

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家庭扫盲环境作为培养双语能力和双语能力的场所:挪威奥斯陆一个埃塞俄比亚-挪威双语家庭的案例

大量研究表明，幼儿的语言和读写能力发展在很大程度上取决于丰富的家庭读写环境的建设。在这篇文章中，我以社会文化理论为框架，探讨了双语儿童的语言和读写能力习得是如何作为一种社会实践嵌入到日常生活的家庭读写环境中的。根据一项涉及父母访谈和家访的定性案例研究的数据，本文的研究结果表明，家庭扫盲环境的物质和社会背景对于培养少数民族家庭语言背景的儿童的双语能力和双语能力至关重要。了解双语和双语的多重优势，本研究提供的证据表明，父母可以在确保家庭读写环境及其嵌入的社会实践的丰富性方面发挥积极和有意识的作用。

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Journal of Early Childhood Literacy EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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5.00

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Early Childhood Literacy is a fully peer-reviewed international journal. Since its foundation in 2001 JECL has rapidly become a distinctive, leading voice in research in early childhood literacy, with a multinational range of contributors and readership. The main emphasis in the journal is on papers researching issues related to the nature, function and use of literacy in early childhood. This includes the history, development, use, learning and teaching of literacy, as well as policy and strategy. Research papers may address theoretical, methodological, strategic or applied aspects of early childhood literacy and could be reviews of research issues. JECL is both a forum for debate about the topic of early childhood literacy and a resource for those working in the field. Literacy is broadly defined; JECL focuses on the 0-8 age range. Our prime interest in empirical work is those studies that are situated in authentic or naturalistic settings; this differentiates the journal from others in the area. JECL, therefore, tends to favour qualitative work but is also open to research employing quantitative methods. The journal is multi-disciplinary. We welcome submissions from diverse disciplinary backgrounds including: education, cultural psychology, literacy studies, sociology, anthropology, historical and cultural studies, applied linguistics and semiotics.