Language and Literacy
Children's Experiences in Multilingual Environments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20505481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymonde Sneddon (0000-0001-6140-404X, University of East London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 265-282 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-0050 • E-ISSN: 1747-7522 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13670050008667711 |
| OpenAlex | W2071654117 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 9 |
The present study investigates the language use and literacy practices of 36 children (aged three-and-a-half, seven and 11) from a Gujerati and Urdu-speaking Muslim community in north-east London. These experiences are explored in the children's three-generation families, in the community and in school through interviews, recordings and observations. They are related to the children's educational achievement and whether or not they make use of a local community cultural and religious centre. The findings suggest that children who have access to the culture and leisure facilities of a community centre maintain a higher level of linguistic vitality in Gujerati and are more creative story tellers in both Gujerati and English than children who do not have these opportunities. Support for Gujerati in the home is oral rather than literacy-based and does not have a significant direct impact on children's achievement in literacy. Support for literacy in English is related to books, and does have a positive impact. Overall, by age 11, children are performing above the norms for monolingual English-speaking children of a similar background, are fluent speakers of a dialect of Gujerati and are becoming literate in Urdu for religious purposes
Linguistics · Literacy · Multilingualism · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Sociology · Urdu · Vitality · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |