'Baba, Take Us to Museum': An Afghan Refugee Family's Engagement in Language and Literacy at the Children's Museum

Autor/in	Sadiq, Assadullah
Titel	'Baba, Take Us to Museum': An Afghan Refugee Family's Engagement in Language and Literacy at the Children's Museum
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 20 (2020) 4, S.583-612 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-7984
DOI	10.1177/1468798418770718
Schlagwörter	Museums; Refugees; Family Literacy; Role; Parent Attitudes; Childrens Attitudes; Computer Software; Multiple Literacies; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Bilingualism; Emergent Literacy; Low Income Groups; Indo European Languages; Muslims; Videoconferencing; Public Housing; Exhibits; Books; School Readiness; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Flüchtling; Rollen; Elternverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Bilingualismus; Frühleseunterricht; Indoeuropäisch; Muslim; Muslimin; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife
Abstract	Although there is a growing body of literature which focuses on museums' role in supporting children's literacy, there is also a need for studies to show ways in which museums can support refugee families' literacy practices. In light of this gap, this qualitative study explores the role of a children's museum in the literacy practices of a recent refugee Afghan-American family. Data consisted of interviews with the parents and children, conducted using Skype, over a period of two months. A media capture functionality method was used to receive photos from the family using a smartphone. In addition, the family sent audio-recorded interactions during activities that took place at the children's museum. The recordings were sent through "Whatsapp," a smartphone application that lets users' text, send images, audio record and make calls for free. The findings demonstrated that the children's museum played an important role in the Manzoor family's literacy practices. The exhibits at the museum offered the family a site of multi-modalities, where images, sounds and words together contributed to meaning-making. Moreover, the museum provided the family with important resources, such as books and pamphlets on registering for schools. Lastly, the children's museum provided a supportive environment for the Manzoor family to learn English and meaningfully engage with print literacy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01