Intergenerational Learning Events around the Computer: A Site for Linguistic and Cultural Exchange

Autor/inn/en	Kenner, Charmian; Ruby, Mahera; Jessel, John; Gregory, Eve; Arju, Tahera
Titel	Intergenerational Learning Events around the Computer: A Site for Linguistic and Cultural Exchange
Quelle	In: Language and Education, 22 (2008) 4, S.298-319 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0782
DOI	10.2167/le774.0
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Young Children; Educational Benefits; Grandchildren; Grandparents; Monolingualism; Information Technology; Cultural Influences; Indo European Languages; Foreign Countries; English; Native Speakers; Literacy; Numeracy; Bilingualism; Computer Literacy; Learning Processes; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Bildungsertrag; Enkel; Großeltern; Informationstechnologie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Indoeuropäisch; Ausland; English language; Englisch; Muttersprachler; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Bilingualismus; Computerkenntnisse; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	The computer is widely recognised as a cultural tool with the potential to enhance learning, and children are considered to develop ICT skills with particular facility. However, young children still require assistance in order to gain the maximum educational benefit. This study investigates how such assistance was given to 3-6 year olds by their grandparents in Sylheti/Bengali-speaking families and monolingual English-speaking families living in East London. A multimodal analysis of video-recorded computer activities reveals the reciprocity of teaching and learning taking place between the generations. In each case, grandparents and grandchildren combined their resources in order to negotiate the activity, with adults usually providing knowledge of literacy and numeracy whilst children helped with computer skills. The intergenerational exchange was especially evident in Sylheti/Bengali-speaking families, where grandparents were less familiar with English or with the computer and operated bilingually with their grandchildren to co-construct learning. However, the support offered by grandparents was found to have common elements in all families, as they helped children to structure the learning event, maintain concentration and accomplish tasks relying on linguistic and cultural knowledge. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10