“Our Beautiful Family”: A study of English Language Learners’ dual language identity texts and linguistic identity in a family literacy program

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Brien, Mary Grantham
dc.contributor.authorBajt, Allison
dc.contributor.committeememberDressler, Roswita
dc.contributor.committeememberGeorge, Angela
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T17:39:34Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T17:39:34Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-11
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates how three families characterize their linguistic identity while co-authoring dual language identity texts in Arabic and English. As a community-engaged research project, it also seeks to determine how facilitators of family literacy programs can use dual language identity texts to better address the learning needs of both young and adult learners. The Linguistic Portrait Silhouette task provides insights concerning how children and parents relate to their languages in terms of expertise, affiliation and inheritance. The findings suggest that the participants are in the process of constructing an identity as Arabic and English speakers and point to the importance of children’s school experiences and contextual factors (i.e., being a primary caregiver), in shaping their identity. Lastly, interview data indicate that such projects can increase the personal relevance of learning tasks, promote accountability, address issues of accessibility for newcomers, encourage collaboration, and provide a tool for documenting families’ growth.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBajt, A. (2019). “Our Beautiful Family”: A study of English Language Learners’ dual language identity texts and linguistic identity in a family literacy program (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35727
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109464
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectApplied Linguisticsen_US
dc.subjectSecond Language Pedagogyen_US
dc.subjectDual Language Identity Textsen_US
dc.subjectEnglish Language Learningen_US
dc.subjectDual Language Learnersen_US
dc.subjectLiteracyen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-Engaged Researchen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Language and Literatureen_US
dc.subject.classificationLanguageen_US
dc.subject.classificationLinguisticsen_US
dc.title“Our Beautiful Family”: A study of English Language Learners’ dual language identity texts and linguistic identity in a family literacy programen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineLanguages, Literatures and Culturesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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