Digital biliteracy: Digital technologies as homes for Arab immigrant children's biliteracy development
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
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[Thesis]
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Laila Z. Al-Salmi
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Smith, Patrick Henry
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The University of Texas at El Paso
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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302
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Mein, Erika L.; Nunez-Mchiri, Guillermina G.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-55927-9
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Teaching , Learning and Culture
Body granting the degree
The University of Texas at El Paso
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The revolution of digital technologies and children's increasing access to them is impacting the literacy development of children around the world. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between digital technologies and immigrant children's biliteracy development. The purpose of this study was to understand the digital literacy practices of Arab pre-kindergarten children and how these shape biliteracy development in Arabic and English. Tomake sense of the emergent biliteracy of these young participants, the study proposed Digital Biliteracy, a theoretical framework that draws on elements of New Literacy Studies, Multimodal Literacies, Digital Literacies and Situated Learning Theory.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Islamic Studies; Early childhood education; Educational technology
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Education;Arabic;Digital biliteracy;Emergent biliteracy;English;Literacy