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Lundberg, Osa; Lundqvist, Ulla; Åkerblom, Annika; Risenfors, Signild – Global Studies of Childhood, 2023
According to the national framing of the Swedish preschool system, educators are expected to act as mediators of the dominant language while simultaneously promoting multilingualism. Previous research shows that educators display an insecurity as well as a lack of knowledge of how to implement this dual undertaking. This article examines…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Education
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Sofkova Hashemi, Sylvana – Language and Education, 2017
Access to digital technology in the classroom enables the composition and organization of ideas on screen with a variety of semiotic systems of different modes and media. This study explores patterns of communication and preference of design in digital meaning-making of twelve 7-8 years old students. Meanings were shaped in complex uses and…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Elementary School Students, Information Technology, Cultural Influences
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Magnussona, Josefina Eliaso; Stroud, Christopher – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012
High-proficiency second language (L2) learners challenge much theory and methodology in contemporary sociolinguistic and L2 acquisition research, which suggests the need for honest interdisciplinarity when working in the interstices of style, stylization, and advanced acquisition processes. When to consider fluent and highly competent speakers of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Young Adults, Foreign Countries