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Play to learn : Self-directed home language literacy acquisition through online games
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- Eisenchlas, Susana A. (författare)
- Griffith Univ, Sch Languages & Linguistics, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia.
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- Schalley, Andrea C. (författare)
- Griffith Univ, Sch Languages & Linguistics, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
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- Moyes, Gordon (författare)
- Griffith Univ, Griffith Film School, Australia
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Griffith Univ, Sch Languages & Linguistics, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia Griffith Univ, Sch Languages & Linguistics, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia (creator_code:org_t)
- 2015-05-26
- 2016
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. - : Routledge. - 1367-0050 .- 1747-7522. ; 19:2, s. 136-152
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Abstract
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- Home language literacy education in Australia has been pursued predominantly through Community Language Schools. At present, some 1000 of these, attended by over 100,000 school-age children, cater for 69 of the over 300 languages spoken in Australia. Despite good intentions, these schools face a number of challenges. For instance, children may lack motivation and perceive after-hours schooling as an unnecessary burden. Trained teachers and suitable teaching materials are often not available. Moreover, not every language can be offered in each city or region. Hence, home language speakers’ needs are often not met. This situation has detrimental effects for children, families and communities, and entails a loss of opportunities for the country. Reporting on an alternative approach, this paper presents a pilot study conducted in Australia with English–German bilinguals. We sought to investigate whether primary school-aged children can self-direct their home language literacy acquisition through playing online educational games in the privacy of their homes and with little adult input. Results indicate that the games can be effective in promoting emergent literacy development. Thus, such a grassroots approach could become a viable option for multilingual societies, addressing some of the practical challenges faced by, for instance, Community Language Schools.
Ämnesord
- HUMANIORA -- Språk och litteratur -- Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Languages and Literature -- General Language Studies and Linguistics (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- multilingualism; literacy; self-directed acquisition; home language; educational games
- English
- Engelska
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