Initial Assessment of First Language Literacy Resources for Adult Instruction in Swedish

Bibliographic Data

ID22044661
AuthorsEva G Lindström (0000-0003-0747-3532, Mälardalen University, corresponding author), Maria Eklund Heinonen (0000-0003-4254-4252, Södertörn University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume14
Issue5
Pages550
Publication date2024-05-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci14050550
OpenAlexW4398142475
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

This study is part of a project on initial assessment of first language (L1) literacy in adult newcomers prior to the commencement of L2 studies in Swedish. Here, we explore the assessment summaries of newcomers’ L1 literacy, performed by L2-teachers, with assistance from an interpreter. According to the syllabus, instruction in Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) should be adapted to the individual ́s needs and goals; however, SFI often fails to do so. L1 literacy—i.e., using texts in different domains (school, work, society, and everyday life)—serves as a foundation for L2 learning and teachers’ access to and utilization of students L1 literacy can significantly enhance instruction. From a sociocultural approach to literacy and based on Luke and Freebody’s ‘Four Resource Model’, a qualitative document analyses of L1 literacy assessment summaries (N = 50) demonstrated literacy practices form different domains of student life, beyond school literacy. Literacy practices from all four learner roles, i.e., Code-Breaker, Text Participant, Text User and Text Analyst were identified in the assessments to various degrees dependent on the students’ background, which is illustrated by a close analysis of 5 summaries. This information is both important for teachers’ planning of second language teaching and in the long term for the development of second language teacher education

Linguistics · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Computer Science · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education Learning Practices · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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