ERIC Number: EJ1218615
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
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Speaking Q'Anjobal, Spanish, and English: A World Where Other Worlds Are Possible
Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, v13 n3 p133-145 2019
Currently, there is a call for more humane ways in humanities, for transitions to a world where other worlds are possible. This qualitative case study analyzes an emergent translingual boy's participation in diverse spatial repertoires to address issues of learning and community belonging. José is a 4-year-old preschool Guatemalan-ancestry boy, who speaks Q'anjob'al, Spanish, and English. He was placed in an English classroom with daily 30-min Spanish and English pullout. José participated in the pullout to a desirable extent but was marginalized in the English classroom. At home, José had varied opportunities for participating in diverse spatial repertoires. I discuss how home and school have different conceptions of learning and community belonging, and how the home setting with pluriversed spatial repertoires sheds light on a pedagogical practice aimed at transitioning towards a world where other worlds are possible.
Descriptors: Spanish, Preschool Children, American Indians, American Indian Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Males, Immigrants, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged, Second Language Instruction, Family Environment, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, Student Participation, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Communication, Language Usage
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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