The Same but Different

Making Meaning from Modified Texts with Cross-cultural Themes

Bibliographic Data

ID2501965
AuthorsCynthia B Leung (0000-0001-6743-0740, University of South Florida St. Petersburg), Susan V Bennett (0000-0003-2060-092X, University of South Florida St. Petersburg), Annmarie Alberton Gunn (0000-0003-2354-2825, University of South Florida St. Petersburg)
Year2017
Volume19
Issue2
Pages82-99
Publication date2017-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Multicultural Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1934-5267 • E-ISSN: 1934-5267
PublisherEastern University (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.18251/ijme.v19i2.1277
OpenAlexW2724509292
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

Reader response theory provides the framework for the present study that explored literary elements and cultural responses of fifth-grade students to two modified versions of a cross-cultural text, Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz. One group of students read the first chapter of the book and another group read a modified basal reader version that had deleted cultural information. Group discussions of the texts were videotaped and transcribed. Through constant comparative analysis of field notes and transcripts, two themes emerged: (a) personal interest and connections to stories and (b) cultural implications and misinterpretations

Cross-cultural · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Sociology · Anthropology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Literacy, Media, and Education · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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