“I speak four languages, how many do you speak?” explores how children at the age of 4 and 5 become bi-literate writers in a trilingual government KG in Abu Dhabi

dc.Location2017 LC 3723 S89
dc.SupervisorDr John McKenny
dc.contributor.authorAL SUWAIDI, SARA SALEM MOHAMED SALEM
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-25T11:30:49Z
dc.date.available2018-02-25T11:30:49Z
dc.date.issued2017-11
dc.description.abstract“I speak four languages, how many do you speak?” explores how children at the age of 4 and 5 become bi-literate writers in a trilingual government KG in Abu Dhabi, is a case study that explored how children in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi develop bi-literacy skills in Arabic and English. The study focused on understanding how teachers use different pedagogical approaches in both languages to foster the development of student’s language skills. It also looked at how the classroom environment is used as a resource and as a “third teacher” to support development of language. One central question and two sub-questions governed the study. Main question: 1. How do Emirate children at the age of four or five develop bi-literate writing skills in Arabic and English? Sub-questions & rationale: 1.1 What strategies for teaching writing do teachers who are teaching in an Arabic-English bi-literate environment employ to foster positive development of students’ literacy skills in both languages? 1.2 How do teachers use the classroom environment to support students’ development as bi-literate writers?en_US
dc.identifier.other120010
dc.identifier.urihttp://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/1073
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British University in Dubai (BUiD)en_US
dc.subjectBilingualism in children.en_US
dc.subjectEducation, Bilingual.en_US
dc.subjectUnited Arab Emirates (UAE).en_US
dc.subjectclassroom environmenten_US
dc.title“I speak four languages, how many do you speak?” explores how children at the age of 4 and 5 become bi-literate writers in a trilingual government KG in Abu Dhabien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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