Social and Cultural Capital Across Contexts: Mandarin-Speaking English Language Learning Children's First and Second Language Literacy Learning at Home, in the Community, and in Multiple Classrooms

In the three classrooms where English was the language of instruction, the literacy practices provided by the ESL teacher appeared to be more effective in increasing ELLs' L2 linguistic capital due to her explicit instruction on literacy components, use of accommodated speech, and giving constructive feedback on the ELL children's writing. In contrast, the 4th grade and 5th grade mainstream teachers' literacy practices fell into the misconceptions reported by researchers. Another implication concerns in-service teachers' professional development, which assists them in advancing their knowledge and skills to provide quality literacy instruction for ELLs.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Secondary and Continuing Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Jiang, Yih-Lin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Willis, Arlette I.

• Education, Elementary

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3362929

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80093