Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs A framework for exploring
This book introduces a framework for examining bilingual identity and presents the cases of seven individual children from a study of young students’ bilingual identities in an Australian primary school. The new Bilingual Identity Negotiation Framework br
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Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs A framework for exploring bilingual identity
Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs
Ruth Fielding
Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs A framework for exploring bilingual identity
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Ruth Fielding Faculty of Arts & Design University of Canberra Canberra, ACT, Australia
ISBN 978-981-287-452-8 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-453-5
ISBN 978-981-287-453-5 (eBook)
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Foreword
I would like to commend this book to researchers and educators seeking new insights and fresh approaches regarding children’s bilingual development and the affordances of bilingual education. Ruth Fielding’s novel concept of the Bilingual Identity Negotiation Framework takes our thinking forward in several distinctive ways. Firstly, it highlights the significance of both individual and community investment in bilingual identity development, showing how the two aspects are interwoven in children’s lives and learning. Secondly, the framework emphasises the need for sociocultural connection: in other words, for children to be able to build a sense of identification with different cultural groups. Thirdly, there is the key role played by interaction in fostering children’s learning across languages and cultures. The framework as a whole demonstrates that becoming bilingual and constructing an intercultural identity are not processes children can perform alone. As well as their own motivation and efforts, children need the affirmation and practical support of their families, schools and communities. Ruth Fielding’s research builds a nuanced picture of children interacting at home in different languages with siblings, peers, pa
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