Dual Language Books Go Digital: "Storybooks Canada" in French Immersion Schools and Homes

Autor/inn/en	Zaidi, Rahat; Metcalfe, Robin; Norton, Bonny
Titel	Dual Language Books Go Digital: "Storybooks Canada" in French Immersion Schools and Homes
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 25 (2022) 1, S.64-87 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1481-868X
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Instructional Materials; Multilingualism; Case Studies; French; Immersion Programs; Personal Autonomy; Foreign Countries; Books; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Native Language; Electronic Publishing; Student Diversity; Family School Relationship; Individualized Instruction; Difficulty Level; Parent Role; Educational History; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Elementary School Students; Open Educational Resources; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Französisch; Immersionsprogramm; Individuelle Autonomie; Ausland; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Elektronisches Publizieren; Individualisierender Unterricht; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Parental role; Elternrolle; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Kanada
Abstract	In response to Canada's growing ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity, educators in French immersion classrooms are increasingly responding with enhanced cross-linguistic initiatives, and dual language books are promising resources in the promotion of multilingualism (Zaidi, 2020; Zaidi & Dooley, 2021). This paper details a research project we completed in a 2019 classroom-based qualitative case study in a French immersion school experiencing an increasing enrollment of linguistically diverse students. The researchers sought to determine if "Storybooks Canada," a free digital platform with 40 dual language books in multiple languages, could help promote literacy engagement and strengthen home-school connections. Five teacher participants identified a range of features that make the platform a useful resource for promoting literacy engagement, text comprehension, learner autonomy, meaning-making, and instructional differentiation. These included (i) the multilingual features, (ii) the ability to project stories on a large screen, (iii) the audio component, (iv) the illustrations, and (v) the different levels of text difficulty. While teachers made almost exclusive use of the French language features of the site, for classroom purposes, they supported cross-linguistic uses of the platform in the home context, with a view of strengthening home-school connections. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: http://www.aclacaal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01