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Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal
Print version ISSN 0123-4641
Abstract
LOPEZ-ROBERTSON, Julia. Crossing Consciousness: A literature discussion exploring friends from the other side. Colomb. Appl. Linguist. J. [online]. 2004, n.6, pp.58-76. ISSN 0123-4641.
This article will focus on the use of small group literature discussions as a curricular engagement that challenges children to think critically and to share the opinions they are forming about the books they read. This teacher research study took place in a bilingual second grade classroom and describes the discourse of four young bilingual children during a discussion about the book Friends From the Other Side/Amigos del otro lado (Anzaldúa, 1993). The question guiding the research is; how do young linguistically and socio economically diverse children make meaning from small group literature discussions about issues that relate to their lives?
Keywords : Literature discussions; discourse; diversity.