Inquiring into a Second Language and the Culture of School

Autor/inn/en	Pataray-Ching, Jann; Kitt-Hinrichs, Brooke; Nguyen, Van
Titel	Inquiring into a Second Language and the Culture of School
Quelle	In: Language Arts, 83 (2006) 3, S.248-257 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-9170
Schlagwörter	Classroom Environment; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Acculturation; Inquiry; Oral Language; Writing Skills; Semiotics; Asian Americans; Elementary School Students; Kindergarten; Young Children; School Culture + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Akkulturation; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Semiotik; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Frühe Kindheit; Schulkultur; Schulleben
Abstract	This article presents a story of Han, a Vietnamese kindergartner, during her first year at East Elementary School. A classroom environment that supports learner-generated inquiries gives her the self-confidence to inquire freely into a second language and culture. Her inquiries enable her to develop her oral and written English language as she negotiates the cultural boundaries between home and school. In this article, the author talks about constructing semiotic interpretations of knowing, as well as theorizing points of contestation for Han. (Contains 7 figures.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10