Cultural Influence and Language Acquisition of a Syrian Immigrant Girl in Alabama

Autor/inn/en	Vardanyan, Shushanik; Ernest, James M.; Perkins, Fran
Titel	Cultural Influence and Language Acquisition of a Syrian Immigrant Girl in Alabama
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood Education and Care, 7 (2018), S.42-51 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2289-3156
Schlagwörter	Cultural Influences; Language Acquisition; English Language Learners; Immigrants; Females; Acculturation; Bilingual Education; Cultural Capital; Arabs; Semitic Languages; English (Second Language); Family Environment; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Akkulturation; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Arab; Araber; Arabisch; Hebräisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Familienmilieu
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Child Development Research Centre. Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak. e-mail: ncdrc@upsi.edu.my; Web site: https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/journal/IJECEC
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01