The Expected and Unexpected Literacy Outcomes of Bilingual Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12752188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anita C Hernández (0000-0001-6931-3417, Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 301-326 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingual Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1523-5882 • E-ISSN: 1523-5890 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15235882.2001.10162796 |
| OpenAlex | W2003055785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
The purpose of the study is to compare the writing proficiencies of first- and second-anguage learners and to examine their teachers' beliefs about the writing students produce. The four fifth-graders were nominated by their teachers as either strong or weak writers. Text analysis methods were used to analyze the writing proficiencies manifested in the compositions and interviews with the teachers about their views on writing. The results suggest that the writing skills of strong second-language children writers are virtually indistinguishable from those of strong first-language children. Furthermore, the weak second-language writers in this study did not lag significantly behind the first-language writers. Finally, parents' informal Spanish-language instruction, coupled with formal English instruction, was sufficient for some bilinguals to write in Spanish. The study has implications for expanding the L1 and L2 relationship–L2 can support expanding L1 literacy. It also provides direction for the type of writing instruction that second-language learners considered weak writers need in order to become strong
First language · Linguistics · Literacy · Mathematics education · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Second language · Second language writing · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Writing and Handwriting Education
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2016 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |