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Meaning Making and Translanguaging in a Two-Way Dual-Language Program on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Bibliographic Data

ID12751995
AuthorsAlberto Esquinca (0000-0002-9982-1815, The University of Texas at El Paso, corresponding author), Blanca Araujo (0000-0003-4517-6838, New Mexico State University), María Teresa De La Piedra (0000-0003-1509-4209, The University of Texas at El Paso)
Year2014
Volume37
Issue2
Pages164-181
Publication date2014-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBilingual Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1523-5882 • E-ISSN: 1523-5890
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15235882.2014.934970
OpenAlexW2093185492
LanguageEN
Citations received52
References cited60

The article analyzes meaning-making practices in a two-way dual-language (TWDL) program on the U.S.-Mexico border among transfronterizo and Mexican-origin youth. In the article, we show that emergent bilingual learners and their teacher participate in activities that mediate understanding of science content knowledge. We show how the teacher of a fourth-grade TWDL classroom creates a borderland space in which the full repertoire of students’ languages, including translanguaging, is recognized and validated. We illustrate how the teacher, Ms. O, guides students to use strategies and meaning-making tools in both languages to construct meanings of the science content. We also demonstrate how she scaffolds students’ language development, develops students’ higher-order thinking, and involves all students in constructing understanding. We end with a discussion and suggestions for dual-language teaching

Art · Bilingual education · Construct (python library · Dual (grammatical number · Dual language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Meaning (existential · Meaning-making · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Repertoire · Sociology · Translanguaging · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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Unique citing works52
Citations per year4,73
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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