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To tell a story: Toward more-inclusive narratives for bi/multilingual learners Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Ester J. de Jong, Cristina Gillanders, Lucinda Soltero-González, Patricia Morita-Mullaney, Adriana Alvarez, Sofía Chaparro
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2024)
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Indigenous Latinx students and translanguaging: The possibilities and challenges of using K’iche’ in a kindergarten Spanish-English handwriting classroom Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Dan Moran, Theresa Catalano, Héctor Palala Martínez
Many Indigenous Latinx students in Spanish/English dual language programs in the US speak languages that are often not valued or taken advantage of in the process of learning Spanish and English. T...
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“I wasn’t trained for ELD”: The experiences of bilingual content-area teachers Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Sophia L. Ángeles
This study explores the experiences of two Spanish-English bilingual content-area teachers of newcomer youth at a comprehensive high school in South Los Angeles. Both teachers criticized school dem...
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Blackness in dual language bilingual education research: A call to expand constructions of U.S. Latinidad Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Dorsa I. Fahami
Though recent research has begun to problematize the enactment of anti-Black ideologies within dual language bilingual education (DLBE) research, fewer studies have explored how dominant raciolingu...
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The study of bilingual language processing, edited by Nan Jiang Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Ni’matul Khayati, Akbar Sani, Moh. Ferdi Hasan
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Feeling Saudade: Transborder Brazilian children’s critical consciousness in liminal zones of dual language bilingual education classrooms Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Mariana Lima Becker
This article reports on a multi-year ethnographic study that explored how transborder children with ties to Brazil and the U.S. embodied and further (co-)developed critical consciousness in K-3 two...
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Drawing deportation: Art and resistance among immigrant children, by S. Rodríguez-Vega Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Genevie C. Rodríguez-Quiñones
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Higher education faculty beliefs in preparing the early learning and care workforce to work with dual language learners Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Giselle Navarro-Cruz, Norma León, Carolyne Crolotte
Dual language learners (DLLs) represent a large portion of children ages birth through five in the United States. California (CA) is one of the states with the largest DLL populations with about 59...
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Learning from a community bilingual classroom: Toward a translanguaging literacies pedagogy with Chinese American bilinguals Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Jiadi Zhang, Idalia Nuñez
Situated in the Midwest region of the United States, this study draws on translanguaging literacies to critically examine the discussions and sense-making that was taking place in a Mandarin-Englis...
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Multilingual perspectives on translanguaging, edited by Jeff MacSwan Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Claudia Norez
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2024)
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“To make the student exist” – Bilingual subject teachers’ narratives about multilingualism in language support classes in Norway Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-10 Agnieszka Moraczewska, Gunhild Tveit Randen
Bilingual subject instruction, designed to facilitate the acquisition of the Norwegian language, is a support class aimed at immigrant students in primary and lower secondary Norwegian schools. Thi...
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Critical consciousness in dual language bilingual education: Case studies in policy and practice, edited by Lisa Dorner, Deb Palmer, Claudia Cervantes-Soon, Daniel Heiman, and Emily Crawford Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-10 Allarie Coleman
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2024)
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“Then I know Hmong then that way I can eavesdrop on mommy and daddy”: Children’s agency in the heritage language in family language policy Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Lee Her
Framed by family language policy and children’s agency, this multiple case study investigates two Hmong American children’s conceptualization of Hmong and the strategies they develop and utilize in...
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¡Pura Risa! Emergent bilinguals’ perceptions about joviality at home & implications for the classroom Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Mitch Ingram
In this article I examine the perceptions of third grade minoritized emergent bilinguals (Spanish/English) in a US classroom as they articulate how family members serve as a source of jocularity. B...
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Introduction to Volume 47, Issue 2 Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Cristina Gillanders, Lucinda Soltero-González, Patricia Morita-Mullaney, Ester J. de Jong, Adriana Alvarez, Sofía Chaparro
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 2, 2024)
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Exploring Latinx and non-Latinx families’ experiences of dual language Catholic schools: A national survey of parent engagement and satisfaction Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Laura Hamman-Ortiz, John Reyes, Elena Sada
Parent involvement is often cited as an essential component of effective dual language bilingual education (DLBE), yet we have limited understanding of the ways parents participate in DLBE or how p...
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Educating emergent bilingual youth in high school: The promise of critical language and literacy education, by Jie Y. Park Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Andi Hidayat Thamrin
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 2, 2024)
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Teachers as street-level bureaucrats: Navigating language ideologies and restrictive language environments Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Grace Lee, Mikel Cole
This critical literature review employs a novel combination of theoretical perspectives to examine the ways teachers navigate restrictive language policy. Specifically, we examine the documented ef...
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Missed opportunities and implementational spaces for developing critical consciousness: Three case studies in secondary Mandarin Chinese dual language bilingual education Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Nuo Xu
In response to the call for centering critical consciousness as a foundational goal in dual language bilingual education (DLBE), this article explores secondary Chinese teachers’ instructional prac...
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Engagement and identity among pre-service teachers in English learner coursework Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Laura Quaynor, Berenice Diaz, Giovanni Llinas Rosa, Jun Wang
This study examines the understanding of a linguistically responsive teaching framework (LRT) among pre-service teachers (PSTs). This study employed a mixed-method approach. The quantitative data d...
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Harnessing transnational funds of knowledge through translanguaging pedagogy: Insights from an Asian migrant teacher Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Yeji Kim, Jungmin Kwon
Drawing on the concepts of translanguaging and transnational funds of knowledge, this qualitative study explored the multilingual and mobile life and pedagogical approaches of Ms. Tao, an Asian mig...
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Translanguaging in multilingual university classrooms: Effects on students’ language skills and perceptions Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Amira Desouky Ali
This study examined how two Translanguaging (TL) modes impact multilingual students’ English skills. It also investigates the perceived benefits and disadvantages of the translanguaging practices u...
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Policy and practice for multilingual educational settings, edited by Siv Björklund and Mikaela Björklund Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Aryadi Manuel Gultom, Dyana Maftuhatu Rosyidah, Muyassaroh
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2024)
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Understanding the transnational lives and literacies of immigrant children, by J. Kwon Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Ying Xiong
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2024)
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Introduction to Volume 47, Issue 1 Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Sofía Chaparro, Patricia Morita-Mullaney, Adriana Alvarez, Lucinda Soltero-González, Cristina Gillanders, Ester de Jong
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2024)
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Reading in two languages: Parents’ strategy and language use across book formats during bilingual shared reading Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Erin Quirk, Melanie Brouillard, Krista Byers-Heinlein
This study asked how bilingual parents read to their children in two languages. Data were collected in Montreal, Quebec, where French and English are spoken widely. Parents read children three book...
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Raciolinguistic chronotopes in bilingual teacher candidates’ language portraits: A call for centering race in bilingual teacher education Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Christian Fallas-Escobar, Ryan W. Pontier
This study explored 17 bilingual teacher candidates’ (bilingual TCs) representations of their lived experience of language via linguistic portraits. Specifically, attention was paid to the semiotic...
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The influence of student language and student-teacher relationships on student-specific teacher self-efficacy in early childhood Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Christina N. Wood, Patricia H. Manz, Brook E. Sawyer, Qiong Fu
Teacher self-efficacy (TSE) changes according to context. Limited research has been conducted to understand how TSE can vary in relation to student characteristics or the student-teacher relationsh...
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Resituating Ruiz’s orientations in language planning: A content analysis of the landscape of bilingual educational research Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Emily Holtz, Jemimah L. Young
This study utilizes quantitative content analysis (QCA) and deductive qualitative approach (DQA) grounded in Ruiz’s orientations of language planning to understand the landscape of bilingual educat...
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Latina teacher reflections on critical linguistic cariño: Disrupting the raciolinguistic realities of Latinx multilingual students Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Monica Gonzalez Ybarra, Citlalli Garcia, Marisol Jimenez
In this paper, we look at pedagogies of care articulated by Latina high school teachers who teach Latinx multilingual students in a variety of content areas, including Latinx studies. We draw on ra...
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Correction Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2024)
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Refracting historical contradictions in U.S. bilingual education: Reflections on the Asian American and Pacific Islander teacher shortage in the post-pandemic world Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Sharon Chang
The post-pandemic world has witnessed a surge in linguistic racism; anti-Asian stigma has not only altered bilingual education but also created tensions for immigrant families and teachers from Asi...
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Correction Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 46, No. 3-4, 2023)
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Postura Activista: Examining one bilingual teacher’s activism and commitment to the community she serves Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Doris Ann Villarreal
This qualitative case study examines how one bilingual teacher draws on their critical consciousness to support immigrant students and their families. Drawing on the construct of conscientization, ...
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Introduction to Volume 46, Issues 3–4 Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Ester de Jong, Cristina Gillanders, Patricia Morita-Mullaney, Lucinda Soltero-González, Adriana Alvarez, Sofia Chaparro
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 46, No. 3-4, 2023)
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“That’s my mission”: Examining parents’ investments in their emergent bilingual learners’ development Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Lenny Sánchez, Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer, Yang Wang, Wenyu Guo, Ling Hao, Kyungjin Hwang
Numerous complexities undergird how parents support the bilingual development of their young learners, especially in a predominantly monolingual-centric society. In this article, we highlight belie...
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Using social network analysis to investigate sociocultural competence among kindergarteners in a two-way immersion classroom Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Erika Feinauer, Rich DeJordy, Elizabeth R. Howard
Sociocultural competence is the third goal of TWI programs, yet there is a lack of consensus on what it looks like in terms of student outcomes in the classroom. As an inherently social construct, ...
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‘You’re the one that needs help’: Examining racialized bias within a Two-Way Immersion Spanish classroom Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Lauren B. Braunstein, Jennifer M. Barreto
This article draws on qualitative data from a Two-Way Immersion Spanish environment classroom to explore how African American students lived experiences, language, and cultural practices are regula...
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Dual language education in the US: Rethinking pedagogy, curricula, and teacher education to support dual language learning for all, by Pablo C. Ramírez and Christian J. Faltis Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Syukron Fajriansyah, Yopi Malagola, Wulan
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2024)
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Children’s and adults’ language habitus and practices: Exploring harmonious bilingual experiences in an Australian immigration context Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Thi Minh Thu Bui
This study explores the language habitus and practices in one Vietnamese immigrant family in Melbourne. It contributes to research on family language policy in multicultural contexts. Using a Bourd...
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Understanding pandemic-related demands and resources for teachers of emergent bilingual learners: Teacher exhaustion and resilience Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Elizabeth M. Vera, Amy J. Heineke
This qualitative study examined the pandemic experiences of 29 teachers working with emergent bilingual learners (EBLs). The goal of the study was to identify demands, resources, and well-being con...
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A cross-cultural perspective of narrative retells in kindergarten children Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Lucía I. Méndez, Dana Bitetti, Jamie Perry
An understanding of cross-cultural differences in narratives, particularly in children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, can help clinicians and other professionals distinguis...
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Pedagogical and curricular lessons from bilingual education activism in New Mexico: Serna v. Portales (1974) 50 years later Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Mia A. Sosa-Provencio, Rebecca M. Sánchez
This articles presents a chronology of events of the Serna v. Portales Municipal Schools (1974) court case decided by the United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on its 50th anniversary. Serna ...
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Home literacy environment and early biliteracy engagement and attainment: A gendered perspective Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Guofang Li, Zhen Lin, Fubiao Zhen, Lee Gunderson, Ryan Xuejun Ji
This mixed-methods study was designed to examine how different home literacy environments shape gender differences in Chinese-Canadian first graders’ (N = 76) bilingual lexical attainment and liter...
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Multimodal literacies in young emergent bilinguals: Speaking back to print-centric practices, edited by Lin Hao and Sally Brown Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Chenlu Jin
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2024)
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What matters in the education of emergent bilinguals? Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Alba A. Ortiz, María Fránquiz, Gilberto Lara
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 46, No. 1-2, 2023)
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Mexican and Mexican-American mothers’ visions and decisions amidst dual language bilingual education expansion Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Lina Martín Corredor, Kathryn I. Henderson, Adriana Álvarez
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine Mexican and Mexican-American mothers’ perspectives about the construction of two-way dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs in the context of an urban area in South Texas and to analyze the factors that contribute to their decision about their children’s participation in such programs. Our main data sources included 14 interviews, two personal
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The phonological loop and dual language learning: Do growth differences exist across languages? Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Genesis D. Arizmendi, Monica F. Asencio Pimentel, Jui-Teng Li, H. Lee Swanson
ABSTRACT The phonological loop of the working memory system plays a key role in language learning. This study examined the trajectories between two dual-language learner groups (English Learners [ELs] and Spanish Learners [SLs]) on phonological loop measures in L1 and L2. At Grade 1, children completed a battery of vocabulary and cognitive measures and were retested in Grade 3. A series of random effects
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A longitudinal study of strengths, challenges, and inequities in a Spanish-English dual-language program Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Georgia Earnest García, María G. Lang
ABSTRACT In this longitudinal, qualitative case study, critical pedagogical and sociocultural perspectives were employed to analyze the language and literacy strengths, challenges, inequities, and gentrification issues that characterized the first three years of a two-way, 50–50 Spanish-English dual-language (DL) program’s implementation, and how the DL staff addressed the challenges, inequities, and
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Caminos de convivencia: A comparative case study of bilingual pre-service teachers’ biliteracies development Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Alexandra Babino, Kimberly Muñoz
ABSTRACT In a bilingual teacher preparation milieu fraught with high stakes and little time to develop biliteracies in humanizing ways, the researchers engaged in a comparative case study of two types of bilingual pre-service teachers, a heritage bilingual and an initially Spanish-dominant bilingual, to explore how they grew in their biliteracies after the redesign of three bilingual teacher preparation
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A promising intervention designed to improve EAL learners’ mathematics skills and associated academic language Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Diane August, Christopher Barr, Coleen Carlson, Will Tad Johnston, Alexandra Marken
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effectiveness of an intervention designed to support sixth-grade Spanish-speaking English as Additional Language (EAL) learners and their English proficient classmates in acquiring pre-algebra knowledge and skills and associated academic vocabulary. The sample consisted of 88 EAL learners and their 139 English proficient classmates who had failed a fifth-grade final
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Innovative curricular and pedagogical designs in bilingual teacher education: Bridging the distance with school contexts, by Cristian Aquino-Sterling, Mileidis Gort, and Belinda Bustos Flores Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Devon Hedrick-Shaw
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 46, No. 1-2, 2023)
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Bilingual teacher candidates and their professors: Efforts to pass a Spanish proficiency certification exam Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Leslie M. Gauna, Judith Márquez, Laurie Weaver, Jane Cooper
ABSTRACT Heritage Spanish speakers (HSSs) in the U.S. who seek certification as bilingual teachers must show Spanish language proficiency. The state of Texas requires candidates to pass the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) a test seen as a gatekeeping mechanism (Clark & Flores, 2002) in a field that presents chronic shortage of certified teachers (Arroyo-Romano, 2016). This case study
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Navigating the transition from the American into the Mexican educational system: Transnational students’ experiences Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Nelly Paulina Trejo Guzmán, Alberto Mora Vázquez, Karla Lorena Andrade Rubio
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, unprecedented numbers of students of Mexican origin have been transitioning from the U.S. to Mexico. The presence of these students in Mexican schools has raised concerns regarding the challenges they face and the possible squandering of their linguistic and cultural asset. In this article, we contribute to an understanding of the question of why some individuals experience
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Latinx bilinguals using dual-language books to develop biliteracy Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Lisa M. Domke
ABSTRACT With much focus on English development in United States schools and research, less is known about how bilinguals develop literacy in their home languages without sustained formal instruction. This qualitative study of reading strategies addressed that gap. It examined how young bilinguals used English literacy knowledge gained through formal instruction to develop biliteracy, specifically
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Look who’s talking now: Examining language use with dual language learners in preschool classrooms Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Lillian K. Durán, Lisa M. López, Alisha K. Wackerle-Hollman, Alejandra Miranda, Brooke Sawyer, Carol Scheffner Hammer
ABSTRACT The Language Interaction Snapshot (LISn; Sprachman et al., 2009) was used to measure the quantity and quality of language interactions in English and Spanish in 143 preschool classrooms serving Spanish-speaking dual language learners. Both teachers (n = 112) and assistant teachers (n = 92) were included in analyses with a total of 461 Spanish-speaking children. We report the amount of English
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Agents for change: Elevating teacher talents in a post pandemic era Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 María E. Fránquiz, Alba A. Ortiz, Gilberto P. Lara
Published in Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Vol. 45, No. 3-4, 2023)
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“They are. Bilingual.”: Manifestations of bilanguaging love in a dual language bilingual classroom Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Idalia Nuñez, Jiadi Zhang, Dalia Hernandez Farias, Maria Elizabeth Becerra
ABSTRACT Translanguaging, the fluid and dynamic language practices of bilinguals, reimagines language learning and offers the possibility of a more equitable academic experience for active bilingual students of Color, which was the impetus for our inquiry. This article presents the findings of an ethnographic study conducted in a second-grade dual-language classroom that focused on how bilanguaging
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Curriculum bridging across Chinese and English instructional times in a one-way dual language education program Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Tiange Wang, Jin Sook Lee
ABSTRACT In response to the limitations presented by restrictive language separation practices in dual language immersion programs, this study describes a curriculum bridging approach that was undertaken by a group of teachers in a one-way Chinese English Dual Language Education program to promote and build on students’ full linguistic repertoires. The present study was conducted in a public charter
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Characteristics of deaf emergent writers who experienced language deprivation Bilingual Research Journal (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Leala Holcomb, Hannah Dostal, Kimberly Wolbers
ABSTRACT This study explores the intertwined phenomena of language deprivation, emergent writing, and translanguaging in deaf students without additional disabilities in grades 3–6. A case study was conducted using deductive and inductive approaches to analyze 42 writing samples. There were four areas of focus: (1) stages of emergent writing development, (2) writing change over time, (3) emerging writing