Translingual Play that Promotes Cultural Connections, Invention, and Regulation: A LatCrit Perspective

Authors

• María G. Arreguín-Anderson, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Irasema Salinas-González, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Iliana Alanis, University of Texas at San Antonio

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2018

Abstract

Using Latino critical race theory as a lens, this qualitative study explored ways in which young children’s translanguaging practices informed the design of culturally relevant sociodramatic spaces in a bilingual early childhood classroom located along the Texas/Mexico border in South Texas. The authors identified aspects of language development that were evident as children engaged in free play. The findings indicated that bilingual children from the Head Start center where this study took place creatively used language to invent and imagine characters, scenarios, and dialogues. Furthermore, their translingual talk facilitated regulation and control of their free play.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Arreguín-Anderson, M. G., Salinas-Gonzalez, I., & Alanis, I. (2018). Translingual play that promotes cultural connections, invention, and regulation: A LatCrit perspective. International Multilingual Research Journal, 12(4), 273-287. https://doi.org/10.1080/19313152.2018.1470434

Publication Title

International Multilingual Research Journal

DOI

10.1080/19313152.2018.1470434