Preschoolers Gather at a Norwegian Fish Market in Minnesota

Autor/inn/en	Borey, Valerie; Hegstad, Rebecca
Titel	Preschoolers Gather at a Norwegian Fish Market in Minnesota
Quelle	In: Learning Languages, 16 (2011) 2, S.18-21 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1083-5415
Schlagwörter	Program Descriptions; Food; Foreign Countries; Play; Vendors; Dramatic Play; Norwegian; Retailing; Preschool Children; Imagination; Immersion Programs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Simulation; Minnesota; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Ausland; Spiel; Vendor; Anbieter; Dramatisches Mittel; Theaterstück; Norwegisch; Warenwirtschaft; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Immersionsprogramm; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Norwegen
Abstract	It is a typical day at the famous fish market in Bergen, Norway. Vendors wrapped in rain coats huddle under white tents, selling everything from shrimp to flowers to handmade souvenirs. Some tables are stacked with salmon and herring, while others feature baskets of berries and fresh fruits. Families out for their household grocery shopping are interspersed with clusters of strolling teenagers and tourists toting cameras. What's different about this day, though, is that it exists in the collective imagination of 10 Minnesotan preschoolers, aged 3 to 5, and the two Norwegian immersion teachers who are guiding the experience. They are not really at an outdoor market; they are in a preschool classroom. Although one can almost smell the fish and flowers, they are made of plastic and fabric, part of a socio-dramatic play session organized as part of the curricular theme "Going Places" in Concordia Language Villages' Norwegian pre-K program, Barnehage. This article describes the activity in which the class simulated a trip to Norway during "Going Places." Applying for passports, exchanging dollars for kroner, packing a suitcase, and planning an itinerary were all part of the tasks leading up to departure, approximately five weeks into the fall term. After taking a plane ride to Oslo and visiting the king's castle, the group rode a train to the southwestern city of Bergen. Here, they gathered at Fisketorget, one of the more recognizable landmarks in Norway; an open air market on the pier where fresh fish, flowers, and fruits and vegetables, and other handmade wares can be found. It was here that they began to try on the identities of shoppers and vendors, learning to handle their language structures not as students, but as speakers in context. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Network for Early Language Learning. Winston-Salem, NC. e-mail: nnell@wfu.edu; Web site: http://nnell.org/journal.php
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10