%0 Journal Article
%T Constructing Meaning in Interaction through Picture Books
%A R¨¦ka Lugossy
%J CEPS Journal : Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
%D 2012
%I University of Ljubljana
%X This qualitative study describes and analyses young language learners¡¯ spontaneous comments while sharing picture books during EFL sessions. It also explores teachers¡¯ responses to learners¡¯ comments, and considers reasons teachers may choose to ignore children¡¯s talk in their first language (L1). Data were collected from young Hungarian learners (ages 5¨C12) and their teachers, through qualitative processes. The main findings give insights into the role of classroom talk in negotiating meaning in the foreign language and in developing literacy.
%K classroom talk
%K meaning making
%K literacy
%K teacher¡¯s beliefs
%U http://www.cepsj.si/pdfs/cepsj_2_3/cepsj_2_3_pp97_lugossy.pdf