Complicating Accounts of Oral and Written Discourses in the Teaching and Learning of Multilingual Youth

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium addresses the multiple and complex connections between oral and written language production, with an emphasis on the teaching and learning of multilingual students. Rather than treating spoken and written modes as dichotomous and distinct, the presenters position these as hybrid discourses (e.g., Bakhtin, 1981) that draw on multiple registers and modes. The presenters explore how connections between oral and written discourse provide learners in different contexts with opportunities to build meaning and develop understanding. The presenters trace learners’ language use and idea development within and across instructional activities to illustrate the multimodal, situated, and multifaceted nature of speaking and writing.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 3: Languages, Literacies, and Representations

Chair

• Daniella Molle, University of Wisconsin

Papers

• From Conversation and Interaction to Edited Written Text: Steps in the Journey - Guadalupe Valdes, Stanford University

• Talk Plus Inscriptions: How Visual Representations Ground Meaning in Mathematical Discussions - Judit N. Moschkovich, University of California - Santa Cruz

• Examination of Undergraduate Oral and Written Production at the Intersection of the Online and In-Person - José Ramón Lizárraga, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Connections Between Oral and Written Discourses in the Context of Professional Learning - Daniella Molle, University of Wisconsin

Discussant

• Amanda Kibler, Oregon State University