ERIC Number: EJ789516
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Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 17
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A Sociocultural Analysis of Language Learning: New Forms of Literacy Practices in a Language and Culture Awareness Programme
Cumming-Potvin, Wendy; Renshaw, Peter; van Kraayenoord, Christa
Language and Education, v17 n6 p391-407 2003
This paper reports on a sociocultural study conducted in a Catholic primary school in the Australian outback and provides insights into how policy related to Languages Other Than English (LOTE) programmes is implemented in a specific location and interwoven within the literacy practices of children, parents and teachers. A case study that tracked a Year Four student's learning and development during a Language and Culture Awareness Programme is discussed within a discourse of cultural and linguistic practices. Significant aspects of the student's learning related to a phenomenon called multi-tiered scaffolding temporarily disrupted the established literacy practices in the school community. Implications of the research for second-language teaching and learning in Australian primary schools are elaborated. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Sociocultural Patterns, Metalinguistics, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Second Language Learning, Literacy, Case Studies, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Second Language Instruction, Language Research, Elementary Schools, Catholic Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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