Examining the Effects of Language Brokering on Student Identities and Learning Opportunities in Dual Immersion Classrooms

• Published in: Journal of language, identity, and education Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 306 - 326
• Main Authors: Lee, Jin Sook, Hill-Bonnet, Laura, Raley, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2011; Routledge; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: academic identity; bilingual contexts; Bilingual Education; California; Classroom Communication; Classroom Environment; Classroom observation; Code Switching (Language); dual immersion; Educational Opportunities; Elementary School Students; English (Second Language); Immersion Programs; language brokering; Language instruction; Learning Environment; Linguistics; positioning; second language learner; Second Language Learning; Self Concept; Social identity; Student Role; Students; Translation; California

In settings where speakers of two or more different languages coexist, language brokering, the act of interpreting and translating between culturally and linguistically different speakers, is commonly practiced. Yet the examination of language brokering and its implications in classroom settings hav...