Community study (inglés)

COMMUNITY STUDYLaura Olivares Martínez

Melani Leno CarcellerLaia Leno Carceller

WHAT IS IT?

A community study is a way for all students bilingual and English speakers to investigate what languages and scripts are visible in their community. Students can do this in a number of ways.

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WHAT CAN WE DO?

Collect newspapers in different languages.

View videos that speaking in a language other than the mother tongue.

Use pictures of signs in other languages.

Listen for people speaking or hearing conversations in foreign languages.

Investigate how different languages are used in libraries or schools

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TRANSLANGUAGING HOW-TO

1. Decide how to include a community study in your curriculum

Can you do this at the beginning of the school year as part of your “community building” activities?

Can you incorporate this into your literacy instruction?

Can you incorporate this into your social studies curriculum?

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2. Collect pictures of multilingual signs in your community.

Have students bring in photographs of signs that show languages other than the mother tongue. Talking with students about this topic, asking questions of these photographs.

We have to note that students can look for multilingualism in different types of signs.

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3. Collect multilingual newspapers in your community

Have students look for newspapers written in other languages, and bring them into class. After they must investigate on these newspapers and their languages.

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4. Listen to languages in your community

Challenge students to pay close attention to what they hear, they can share their findings with the class, to do interviews other people...

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5. Look at community institutions

Have students investigate different institutions in the neighborhood to see if languages other that the mother tongue are visible. For example: the library or the school.

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6. Invite parents or community members as teachers of language and culture

You can invite them to come into the classroom to teach students something about their language and/or culture. This creates a strong home-school connection with EBLs’ families, and helps all students develop their awareness and understanding of other languages and cultures.

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