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Toward a Better Understanding of the Language Conducive Context: An Ecological Perspective on Children's Progress in the Second Language in Bilingual Preschool
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Schwartz, Mila; Deeb, Inas – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
Van Lier's [2004. "The Ecology and Semiotics of Language Learning: A Sociocultural Perspective." Boston: Kluwer Academy] concept of ecology of language learning is applicable to our focus on children's active engagement in bilingual preschool classroom activities, which are conducive to language learning. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Bilingual Education
'When They Act, They Speak More': Strategies That Encourage Language Production in a Bilingual Preschool
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Schwarz, Mila; Deeb, Inas; Dubiner, Deborah – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
The objective of two-way language programs is to promote intergroup communicative competence and cultural awareness. The purpose of the study was to explore teachers' strategies implemented to create a language-conducive classroom context. To address this purpose, we used triangulation of data sources: weekly classroom observations, video…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Preschool Education, Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness
The Role of Play in Creating a Language-Conducive Context in a Bilingual Preschool
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Schwartz, Mila; Hijazy, Sujoud; Deeb, Inas – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
The current study was part of a large project focusing on bilingual development in the preschool classroom context. Its aim was to theorize free play as a social and language learning activity that provides opportunities for young learners to move towards second language production. The role of free play for language development in general, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Bilingual Education
'How Do You Say It in Arabic, in Hebrew, in English?' Towards a Better Understanding of Children's Agentic Behaviour in Novel Language Learning
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Schwartz, Mila; Deeb, Inas; Hijazy, Sujoud – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
The aim of this study was to explore patterns of children's agency enactment in second-language learning as reflected in their language learning and social interactions in a bilingual Arabic-Hebrew-speaking classroom. We examined the connection between these behaviour patterns and the children's L2 progress in the bilingual classroom. The study…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bilingual Education