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Literacy, Storytelling and Bilingualism in Asian Classrooms

Alice Sterling Honig

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Description:Contrary to previously held beliefs that bilingualism wonder hinder cognitive and language development in children, research has shown that bilingual children show enhanced cognitive flexibility and an ability to better focus their attention. This book explores both emergent literacy and bilingualism in children in four Asian countries - Hong Kong, Singapore, Myanmar, and Taiwan, giving specific examples of how adults (including parents, teachers, and other education professionals) can use creative interaction as opposed to rote learning to increase children s interest in learning English as a second language. This is especially important in the increasingly computer-connected world, where innovation can be key in making second language learning both interesting and effective.Specific contributions to this volume include a case study of Taiwanese families analyzing home videos of their children s responses to the task of reading a Mandarin picture book; of vocabulary instruction in Hong Kong which requires children to gain "triple "language proficiency (Cantonese, English, and Mandarin); of the relation between Cantonese proficiency amongst 5 year olds in Hong Kong and their receptiveness to learning new English vocabulary; of the relation between English reading ability and Mandarin speaking ability amongst Singaporean children; of the importance of teachers sensitivity to gender differences among 6 year olds in Singapore learning English as a second language; of the active promotion of storytelling by teachers in Myanmar, in order to develop children s interest in story structure, and to stimulate early language skills; and of an emphasis on family-based emergent literacy activities for children in Taiwan.This book was originally published as a special issue of "Early Child Development and Care.""We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Literacy, Storytelling and Bilingualism in Asian Classrooms. To get started finding Literacy, Storytelling and Bilingualism in Asian Classrooms, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Contrary to previously held beliefs that bilingualism wonder hinder cognitive and language development in children, research has shown that bilingual children show enhanced cognitive flexibility and an ability to better focus their attention. This book explores both emergent literacy and bilingualism in children in four Asian countries - Hong Kong, Singapore, Myanmar, and Taiwan, giving specific examples of how adults (including parents, teachers, and other education professionals) can use creative interaction as opposed to rote learning to increase children s interest in learning English as a second language. This is especially important in the increasingly computer-connected world, where innovation can be key in making second language learning both interesting and effective.Specific contributions to this volume include a case study of Taiwanese families analyzing home videos of their children s responses to the task of reading a Mandarin picture book; of vocabulary instruction in Hong Kong which requires children to gain "triple "language proficiency (Cantonese, English, and Mandarin); of the relation between Cantonese proficiency amongst 5 year olds in Hong Kong and their receptiveness to learning new English vocabulary; of the relation between English reading ability and Mandarin speaking ability amongst Singaporean children; of the importance of teachers sensitivity to gender differences among 6 year olds in Singapore learning English as a second language; of the active promotion of storytelling by teachers in Myanmar, in order to develop children s interest in story structure, and to stimulate early language skills; and of an emphasis on family-based emergent literacy activities for children in Taiwan.This book was originally published as a special issue of "Early Child Development and Care.""We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Literacy, Storytelling and Bilingualism in Asian Classrooms. To get started finding Literacy, Storytelling and Bilingualism in Asian Classrooms, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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