Narrative Skills of Dual Language Learners Acquisition and Peer-Assisted Support in Early Childhood Education and Care /

• Main Author: Licandro, Ulla (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2016.
• Series: Diversität in Kommunikation und Sprache / Diversity in Communication and Language
• Subjects: Education.; Language and education.; Child development.; Literacy.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Social groups.; Emigration and immigration.; Language Education.; Migration.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.; Childhood Education.

The current work follows the premise that fictional oral narratives represent socio-emotionally and academically relevant communicative practices. Two studies are presented, aiming to (1) analyze the narrative skills of preschool-age Turkish-German dual language learners (DLLs) and (2) explore a pee...

Table of Contents:

• Fictional Narratives in DLLs
• Collection, Analysis, and State of Research
• The Developmental Continuum of Narrative Skills
• The Role of Peers in Language Acquisition and a Conceptualization of Peer-Assisted Learning.