Identity and the English language learner : the case of Hari / Elaine Mellen Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Elaine Mellen.

Series:

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 36.

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Case studies.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects--Case studies.

English language--Study and teaching--Panjabi speakers--Case studies.

English language--Study and teaching--Canada--Case studies.

Identity (Psychology)--Case studies.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Buffalo, N.Y. : Multilingual Matters, 2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This longitudinal, ethnographic case study examines the language socialization experiences of Hari, a Punjabi-speaking English language learner integrated in a mainstream kindergarten classroom in an urban area of British Columbia, Canada. The study uses sociocultural and critical/poststructural theoretical perspectives to explore the intimate connection between learning, identity and social membership in Hari's learning path. The book highlights the political and affective dynamics of classroom relationships and their unconscious as well as conscious dimensions and should be of interest to all researchers, students, and educators involved with minority language children in educational contexts.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Theory and Literature

Chapter 3. Methodology

Chapter 4. Hari: His School, Teacher and Classroom and Language at Home and at School

Chapter 5. Hari and his Classmates

Chapter 6. Hari and Casey, a Newcomer

Chapter 7. Hari and his Teacher

Chapter 8. Conclusions

References

Appendix: Transcription Conventions

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610828074

9781853595992

9781853595998

1853595993

9781280828072

1280828072

OCLC:

70751960