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Understanding response to picturebook
| Summary: | This paper uses findings from an empirical study1 in the field of language didactics to discuss the importance of valuing different responses to picturebooks in an EFL context, demonstrating how these responses can support language development in English. Making reference to just one of the picturebooks used in the study, Good Night Gorilla! (Rathmann, 1996), a title chosen for its repetitive verbal text but complex picture-word dynamic, this paper describes how children responded according to a grounded theory of literary understanding. Discussion highlights how, during repeated read alouds, children used both their L1 and English to respond to the picturebook, engaging in meaning- making strategies which supported personal significances and multiple interpretations. The discussion closes with recommendations for classrooms where picturebooks are used in EFL contexts of low exposure. Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio empírico dentro del campo de la enseñanza de lenguas para analizar la importancia de valorar distintas respuestas a los libros álbum en inglés en un contexto de la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL), y así demostrar cómo esas respuestas respaldan el desarrollo de la lengua inglesa. Haciendo referencia a uno de los libros álbum utilizados en el estudio, Good Night Gorilla! (Rathmann, 1996), título elegido por su narrativa repetitiva y por sus gráficos complejos y dinámicos, el artículo describe cómo los niños respondieron de acuerdo con una teoría de comprensión literaria. El análisis resalta cómo, durante repetidas lecturas en voz alta, los niños utilizaron su lengua L1 e inglés para responder al libro álbum, participando en estrategias de comprensión que apoyaron significados personales y múltiples interpretaciones. El análisis concluye con recomendaciones para el aula en la que se utilicen los libros álbum en contextos de poca exposición al inglés. |
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| Main Authors: | Mourão, Sandie |
| Subject: | picturebooks response literary understanding repeated read alouds linguistic repertoire |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
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