Publications

Publication details [#41575]

Sneddon, Raymonde. 2000. Language and Literacy: Children's Experiences in Multilingual Environments. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 3 (4) : 265–282.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

child | language and culture | language use | literacy | multilingualism

Language as a subject

English, British | Gujarati | Urdu

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study examines the language use and literacy practices of a group of children from a Gujerati and Urdu-speaking Muslim community in north-east London and relates these experiences to the children's educational achievement and whether or not they attend a local community cultural and religious centre.