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dc.contributor.authorDobinson, Toni
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Carly
dc.contributor.authorWinkler, Gerard
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-12T12:49:27Z
dc.date.available2024-12-12T12:49:27Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationDobinson, T. and Steele, C. and Winkler, G. 2024. From English-only to only English: exploring children’s linguistic and cultural identities in a primary school classroom. Language and Education.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96558
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09500782.2024.2433675
dc.description.abstract

Children’s languages are often rendered invisible in Australian primary school classrooms where monolingual norms govern interaction. For heritage language learners this can be reinforced by parental and social expectations and their language use subsequently relegated to specific sites. In our critical participatory action research (CPAR) project, using culturally and linguistically responsive teaching (CLRT), we investigated how children in a multilingual primary school classroom setting framed their cultural and linguistic identities and utilised their linguistic repertoires in their daily activities. Arts-based research methodologies were used to gather rich data in the form of artifacts, recorded classroom interactions and observations, with these critically analysed from a ‘listening to voices’ perspective. Findings revealed that many children framed their language stories with a desire to know more about their cultural and linguistic identity. Instead, English dominated almost every aspect of children’s lives. We conclude that more needs to be done to counter the ‘English-only’ ethos or only English will prevail.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.titleFrom English-only to only English: exploring children’s linguistic and cultural identities in a primary school classroom
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn0950-0782
dcterms.source.titleLanguage and Education
dc.date.updated2024-12-12T12:49:25Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Education
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidSteele, Carly [0000-0003-4587-1654]
curtin.contributor.orcidDobinson, Toni [0000-0003-1790-0016]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridSteele, Carly [57212649297]
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