From trilingualism to triliteracy
A trilingual child learning to write simultaneously in Korean, Farsi, and English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21196849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayoung Choi (0000-0001-9098-7360, Kennesaw State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1711-1731 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Linguistics Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1868-6303 • E-ISSN: 1868-6311 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/applirev-2022-2013 |
| OpenAlex | W4229051665 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
Drawing on translanguaging and a translingual approach to literacy, this case study seeks to examine why and how a trilingual child engaged with writing across two heritage languages (HLs), Korean and Farsi, as well as English over 5 years. I enter the study by taking on the role of a motherscholar to address the research question “What, how, and why my son, a trilingual child, wrote across three scripts at home?” The analysis of a large number of writing samples across the three scripts as well as video and audio data sources collected at home showed the child’s complex navigation and orchestration of his lived experiences, interests, and social relationships across scripts with a clear audience in mind over developmental stages. He engaged in writing at home to reconstruct his literate world, to express interests and lived experiences, and to express discontent in required tasks in a playful manner. The study has important implications for caregivers and teachers of multilinguals as well as for policy makers who must create more opportunities for multilingual children to draw on languages and scripts they use on a daily basis in school learning
Art · Linguistics · Literacy · Musical · Orchestration · Pedagogy · Scripting language · Translanguaging · Visual arts · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Analyzing Visual Data
The Laundromat as the Transnational Local
Biliteracy and trilingual practices in the home context
Language, Bilingualism and Education
“Okay, I will say in Korean and then in American”
Opinion
Clarifying translanguaging and deconstructing named languages
“No, no Maama! Say ‘Shaatir ya Ouledee Shaatir ’!” Children’s agency in language use and socialisation
Living in Simultaneous Worlds
Code-Switching during Shared and Independent Reading
Parent-research as a process of inquiry
Marvelous Human Rights Rhetoric and Grim Realities
Writing in A Bilingual Program
Biliteracy Among Children and Youths
A Multilingual Perspective on Translanguaging
On Critical Ethnographic Work
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |