"I'm a Child Citizen of Two Countries": A Case Study of Bilingual Kindergarteners' Discussions About Dual Citizenships

• In Event: Translanguaging Practices: Supporting Bilingual and Multilingual Students' Literacy Engagement

Abstract

The current study explored the intersections of bilingualism, early literacy practices, and social studies education by examining bilingual children's conversations about dual citizenships and ethnic identities during read-aloud sessions. As part of a larger empirical study, the study focused on six, second-generation Korean children in Ms. Lee's kindergarten classroom at the Korean Language School. The data were collected through multiple sources including observations, interviews, and children's artifacts. The findings suggest the potential of incorporating translanguaging practices in early social studies learning as a medium to help young bilingual children enrich their personal narratives about their self-identities and citizenship.

Author

• So Jung Kim, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa