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Owner: Xinye Zhang
Owner Email: xiyzhang@ucdavis.edu
Paper Title: Multimodal Translanguaging Practices in English Vocabulary Learning During Shared Reading of a Bilingual Story E-book
Session Title: Examining Vocabulary Learning Through Multimodal, Multilingual, Morphological, and Contextual Approaches
Paper Type: Paper
Presentation Date: 4/13/2024
Presentation Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descriptors: ESL/ENL, Language Comprehension/Development, Technology
Methodology: Quantitative
Author(s): Xinye Zhang, University of California - Davis; Dandan Yang, Boston College; Siyu Zhu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Shuai Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Yan Ge, King's College London; Penelope Collins, University of California - Irvine; Mark Warschauer, University of California - Irvine
Unit: SIG-Vocabulary
Abstract: From the perspective of multimodal translanguaging, this study has examined the effectiveness of English vocabulary learning during shared e-book reading and how multimodal translanguaging practices predict children’s learning outcomes. Theoretically, to our knowledge, this is the initial attempt to quantify multimodal translanguaging practices in language teaching and learning. Results show that the e-book served as an interactive and multimodal space in which children were allowed to flexibly explore and practice the target linguistic knowledge with their own strategies. On the other hand, parents played a crucial role to support the vocabulary acquisition. They provided necessary Chinese explanations of the story, facilitated the connection of vocabulary knowledge between the two languages, and maintained children’s attention. Theoretical and pedagogical implications are discussed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/2107491