Television, Language, and Literacy Practices in Sudanese Refugee Families: "I Learned How to Spell English on Channel 18"

Autor/inn/en	Perry, Kristen H.; Moses, Annie M.
Titel	Television, Language, and Literacy Practices in Sudanese Refugee Families: "I Learned How to Spell English on Channel 18"
Quelle	In: Research in the Teaching of English, 45 (2011) 3, S.278-307 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-527X
Schlagwörter	Refugees; Family (Sociological Unit); Foreign Countries; Television; Mass Media Use; Literacy Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Religion; Ethnography; Data Analysis; Participant Observation; Context Effect; Web Sites; Beliefs; Attitudes; Role; Media Research; Video Technology; Educational Resources; Time Management; Michigan; Sudan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Familie; Ausland; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Mediennutzung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ethnografie; Auswertung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Web-Design; Belief; Glaube; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Rollen; Medienforschung; Bildungsmittel; Zeitmanagement; USA
Abstract	This ethnographic study explored the ways in which media, particularly television, connected with English language and literacy practices among Sudanese refugees in Michigan. Three families with young children participated in this study. Data collection included participant observation, interviews, and collection of artifacts over 18 months, with a focus on television events as the units of analysis. Data analysis focused on television practices connected with literacy practices for adults and children. Results indicated that television offered important cultural connections with participants' beliefs, values, and attitudes regarding their Sudanese heritage, the new U.S. context, and religious practices. Both adults and children believed television was an important resource for learning and recognized potential problems with too much viewing. Most significantly, analysis suggested important connections between television practices and the development of both English language abilities for all family members and the development of real-world literacy practices, especially for the children. (Contains 1 table and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10