ABSTRACT

This article examines how the environment and routines within preschools can support second language use and development. It suggests that certain imitable aspects common to Swedish preschools make the environment suitable for L2 use and development. Data build on a qualitative synthesis of two studies from which typical routine activities where children with Swedish as L2 participate are analyzed. It is suggested that properties of the preschool routine activities follow certain interactional patterns and build on imitable cultural scripts that can aid L2 use through embodied participation or nonverbal and verbal interaction. The settings are as such suitable for child participation and can afford L2 development. In children’s play, the same cultural patterns and forms of language are used, making them an extension of some routine activities and an important arena to practice cultural knowledge with the developing L2.

摘要

本文研究了学龄前环境和例程如何支持第二语言的使用和发展。它表明瑞典学龄前儿童普遍具有的某些可模仿的方面使环境适合于L2的使用和开发。数据建立在两项研究的定性综合基础之上，从中分析了瑞典语为L2的儿童参加的典型例行活动。建议学前例行活动的属性遵循某些互动模式，并建立在可模仿的文化脚本的基础上，这些脚本可以通过具体的参与或非语言和言语的互动来辅助第二语言的使用。这样的设置非常适合儿童参与，并且可以承受L2的发展。在儿童游戏中，使用了相同的文化模式和语言形式，