Literacy Development in a Multilingual Context
by Durgunoglu, Aydin Yucesan; Verhoeven, Ludo ThFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-12-01
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
This volume examines the political, social, and educational implications of acquiring literacy skills in more than one language. For educators, theoretical and applied linguists, socio- and psycho-linguists, sociologists, and anthropologists.
Table of Contents
| Introduction Perspectives on Literacy Development in Multilingual Contexts | p. ix |
| References | p. xvii |
| Anthropological Perspective the Individual and Society | p. 1 |
| Minority L1 Literacy in Sweden and Karelia: Challenges and Strategies | p. 3 |
| References | p. 19 |
| Literacy in Developing Societies: Native Language Versus National Language Literacy | p. 21 |
| References | p. 34 |
| Literacies in the Lives of Young Gujarati Speakers in Leicester | p. 37 |
| Acknowledgment | p. 49 |
| References | p. 50 |
| Literacy and Bilingualism in A Cambodian Community in the Usa | p. 51 |
| References | p. 80 |
| Psychological Perspective the Development of the Individual | p. 83 |
| Component Processes in Becoming English-Hebrew Biliterate | p. 85 |
| Acknowledgment | p. 106 |
| References | p. 107 |
| Attaining Functional Biliteracy in the Netherlands | p. 111 |
| References | p. 132 |
| Acquiring Literacy in English and Spanish in the United States | p. 135 |
| References | p. 144 |
| Literacy Training for Linguistic Minorities in Norway | p. 147 |
| Reference | p. 165 |
| p. 167 | |
| Putting Second Language First: Language and Literacy Learning in Morocco | p. 169 |
| Acknowledgment | p. 182 |
| References | p. 183 |
| Acquisition of Literacy in Multilingual Contexts in Danish Schools | p. 185 |
| References | p. 201 |
| The Acquisition of Literacy by Immigrant Children in Sweden | p. 203 |
| References | p. 222 |
| Learning to Read in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese | p. 225 |
| References | p. 247 |
| Sabaq: Context of Learning Literacy for Girls in Rural Pakistan | p. 249 |
| References | p. 265 |
| Early Writing Acquisition in Catalan and Israeli Communities | p. 267 |
| References | p. 286 |
| Epilogue: Multilingualism and Literacy Development Across Different Cultures | p. 289 |
| References | p. 298 |
| Author Index | p. 299 |
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