Open AccessConstructing Meaning in Interaction through Picture Books
Author(s) -
Réka Lugossy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ceps journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2232-2647
pISSN - 1855-9719
DOI - 10.26529/cepsj.349
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , negotiation , qualitative research , literacy , picture books , linguistics , psychology , foreign language , pedagogy , meaning making , mathematics education , sociology , visual arts , art , social science , philosophy , psychotherapist
This qualitative study describes and analyses young language learners’ spontaneouscomments while sharing picture books during EFL sessions. It also explores teachers’ responses to learners’ comments, and considers reasons teachers may choose to ignore children’s talk in their first language (L1). Data were collected from young Hungarian learners (ages 5–12) and their teachers, through qualitative processes. The main findings give insights into the role of classroom talk in negotiating meaning in the foreign language and in developing literacy.