The effects of bilingual education on the English language and literacy outcomes of Chinese-speaking children

2016 ◽  
pp. 121-144
Author(s):  
Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher ◽  
Katie Lam ◽  
Xi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Bilingual Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Literacy Outcomes

The effects of bilingual education on the English language and literacy outcomes of Chinese-speaking children

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher ◽  
Katie Lam ◽  
Becky Xi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Bilingual Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
English Word ◽  
The Other ◽  
French Immersion ◽  
Language Transfer ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Literacy Outcomes ◽  
Cross Language

To evaluate the effects of bilingual education on minority-language children’s English language and literacy outcomes, we compared grade 1 Chinese-speaking Canadian children enrolled in three different instructional programs (French Immersion, Chinese-English Paired Bilingual, English-only). ANCOVA results revealed that the French immersion children outperformed the other two groups on measures of English phonological awareness and word reading and that the bilingual groups were comparable to monolingual English norms on a test of receptive vocabulary. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine cross-language transfer of skills. French morphological awareness explained unique variance in English word reading and vocabulary for the French immersion group. For the other two groups, Chinese phonological awareness was significantly related to English word reading. Our results suggest that instruction in French or Chinese does not delay the development of early English language and literacy skills for Chinese-speaking children, as the children may be able to leverage skills from their other language to facilitate their English learning. Keywords: Bilingual education; French immersion; cross-language transfer

scholarly journals Is Bilingual Education Sustainable?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13766
Author(s):  
Francesca Costa ◽  
Maria Teresa Guasti
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning To Read ◽  
English Immersion ◽  
Literacy Outcomes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

We present cross-sectional research to verify whether learning to read in Italian (the participants’ mother language and majority language) is delayed when simultaneously learning to read in English (a second language not spoken in the country). Available evidence considering the specific combination of bilingual orthographies being acquired suggests that there should not be adverse effects on the Italian literacy outcomes of Italian–English immersion students. To verify this hypothesis, the Italian reading performance of three groups of bilinguals educated in 50:50 Italian–English immersion programs in Grades 1, 3 and 5 were compared to that of three control groups of Italian monolingual peers attending mainstream monolingual Italian schools. The second aim was to examine the impact of an Italian–English immersion program on English language and literacy skills. To pursue this goal, we examined the English performance of the bilingual group across Grades 1, 3, and 5. Finally, we aimed to verify whether the language and reading attainments exhibited by the bilingual children in Italian were correlated to their English performance. The results show that bilingual children were not less proficient in Italian than monolingual children; improvement in English was observed across all grades, and performance in Italian was correlated with performance in English.

scholarly journals Digital Storytelling With English Language Learning Families

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Stephanie Wessels ◽  
Guy Trainin
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Literacy Outcomes

In this chapter, the authors examine the design process and outcomes of a digital storytelling with elementary-aged English language learning families. The program was iterated through a multi-step design process to integrate the use of digital storytelling on mobile devices with family literacy. In this chapter, they explain why adults and children needed worktime separately before they collaborate and that a focus on funds of language, culture, and relevance foster willingness to engage with digital literacy. In working with English language learning families, they found the following themes: when it comes to schooling, everything is in English; confidence in learning about technology, literacy, and storytelling; and coexistence (spending time together). This chapter examines that the power and availability of mobile technologies, coupled with the traditions of storytelling, can transform language and literacy outcomes.

“Make Sure You See This”: Counternarratives of Multilingual Black Girls’ Language and Literacy Practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 238133772110382
Author(s):  
Vivian E. Presiado ◽  
Brittany L. Frieson
Keyword(s):  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Bilingual Programs ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Critical Scholarship ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Dominant Narratives

Critical scholarship in bilingualism and bilingual education has documented multiple ways that the rich language and literacy practices of Black children participating in bilingual education programs are often erased in favor of dominant narratives about the literacy practices of their White Mainstream English–speaking peers. Utilizing Black girl literacies, raciolinguistics, and translanguaging as theoretical orientations, and counternarratives as an analytical tool, this article presents a cross-case analysis of two ethnographic case studies that explored how multilingual Black American girls enrolled in an elementary dual-language bilingual education program employed their literacies to navigate their social worlds, by challenging raciolinguistic ideologies and hegemonic systems of oppression in their daily lives. It also presents the nuanced nature of multilingual Black girls’ literacies and the various roles that they serve, which are often ignored in multilingual spaces. The need to learn from multilingual Black girls’ counternarratives is emphasized by engaging in a deeper sociopolitical understanding of the complex issues that Black girls face on a regular basis, which are often extended in bilingual spaces. Specifically, we call for educators to create critical translanguaging spaces that honor multidimensional counternarratives and intimately connect with the unique epistemologies and literacies that Black girls in bilingual programs bring to the table.

scholarly journals Early Language and Literacy Development Among Young English Language Learners: Preliminary Insights from a Longitudinal Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hetty Roessingh ◽  
Susan Elgie
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Early Language ◽  
Language And Literacy Development

This article reports on the preliminary findings of a two-staged empirical study aimed at gaining insights into the variables salient in the early language and literacy development of young English language learners (ELL). Increasingly, young ELL, whether foreign-born or Canadian-born, arrive at school with little developed English-language proficiency. They must acquire oral language and literacy synchronously. Stage one of this study consists of time series data for reading and vocabulary scores using the Gates MacGinitie reading tests. Stage two consists of an early literacy screen and vocabulary profiles generated from an oral storytelling task for 65 kindergarten-aged ELL and a comparison group of 25 native speakers of English (NS). The findings suggest that although reading and vocabulary are closely interrelated in the stages of early literacy development, over time ELL youngsters face the greatest learning challenges in the area of vocabulary development. Implications for the design of early literacy programs are offered

scholarly journals Infant functional connectivity fingerprints predict long-term language and pre-literacy outcomes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Yu ◽  
Silvina Ferradal ◽  
Danielle D. Sliva ◽  
Jade Dunstan ◽  
Clarisa Carruthers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Functional Organization ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Functional Connections ◽  
Literacy Outcomes ◽  
Functional Brain Networks ◽  
Longitudinal Imaging

AbstractFunctional brain networks undergo extensive development within the first few years of life. Previous studies have linked infant functional connectivity to cognitive abilities in toddlerhood. However, little is known regarding the long-term relevance of functional connections established in infancy for the protracted development of higher-order abilities of language and literacy. Employing a five-year longitudinal imaging project starting in infancy, this study utilizes resting-state functional MRI to demonstrate prospective associations between infant functional connectivity fingerprints and subsequent language and foundational literacy skills at a mean age of 6.5. These longitudinal associations are preserved when key environmental influences are controlled for and are independent of emergent language abilities in infancy, suggesting early development of functional network characteristics in supporting the acquisition of high-order language and pre-literacy skills. Altogether, the current results highlight the importance of functional organization established in infancy as a neural scaffold underlying the learning process of complex cognitive functions.

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