Term
Summer 8-15-2016
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAESL
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Anne DeMuth
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Mary Ojala
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Susan Samaha
Abstract
Through a systematic review of ethnographic studies, this qualitative study collected stories that demonstrate the cultural wealth of emergent bilingual students. The stories collected demonstrate the aspirational, navigational, social, linguistic, familial, and resistant capitals (Yosso, 2005) as well as the experiential and social and emotional assets (WIDA, 2014) of emergent bilingual students. The narratives documented in this study can be retold as counter narratives that contradict commonly held deficit beliefs regarding emergent bilingual students, their families, and their communities.
Research Methodology
Systematic Review
Keywords
ESL/ ELLs, Reflective Practice, Social Justice, Teachers/ Teaching
Recommended Citation
Bakkum, Erika Rae, "Tales for a teacher’s toolbox: Stories of emergent bilinguals and their funds of knowledge" (2016). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4199.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4199