Thesis
Home and school literacy practices: A case study of two elementary Chinese American students
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/107259
Abstract
In a globalized society, like the United States, there are increasing and various literacy demands that educators have to face. Among the diverse groups of people in the U.S., Chinese Americans is a rapidly growing population. But educators are not clear about the typical factors which influence Chinese American students' literacy. Researchers believe that environment is closely related to literacy development. Thus in this case study, I chose two Chinese American elementary students to discuss the influences of two cultures on their literacy development. I collected data by observing the students' home and school literacy practices and talking to the teachers, the parents and the students to analyze their different attitudes towards literacy. The result shows that their English literacy development is mainly influenced by the learning environment, their parents' attitudes and requirement, as well as the teachers' attitudes and teaching methods.
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- Title
- Home and school literacy practices
- Creators
- Yang Liu
- Contributors
- Thomas Salsbury (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Education, College of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525283801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis