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Dwy Iaith, Reo Rua: An Exploration of Dual Language Picturebooks in Aotearoa New Zealand and Wales Nicola Daly (University of Waikato); Siwan Rosser (Cardiff University)
Research has begun to unpack the complexity and potential impact of picturebooks featuring multiple languages with regard to reflecting, supporting and growing linguistic diversity in families and educational contexts (e.g., Domke, 2019; Haf, 2019; Naqvvi et al, 2013; Zaidi, 2020). Furthermore, studies (e.g. Vanderschantz, 2022) reveal how the design of dual language texts can uphold or subvert dominant language ideologies. In order to explore approaches to the function of dual language picturebooks in bilingual settings, we offer a comparative analysis of the range and variety of dual language picturebooks in two contexts of linguistic marginalization and recent revitalisation, Aotearoa New Zealand and Wales. Our findings indicate the different positioning of Cymraeg (Welsh) and te reo Māori in relation to English and suggest the need for further research on how children and adults respond to dual language picturebook formats in relation to their attitudes to language and language learning. Finally, we share our current research concerning the use of dual language picturebooks to support Welsh language learning in English medium schools.
Nicola Daly is an Associate Professor in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand where she teaches courses in children’s literature and language learning and pedagogy. She is the Co-director of the Waikato Picturebook Research Unit. Her research focus is multilingual picturebooks and her recent publications can be found in The Linguistics Landscapes International Journal, the Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, and Children’s Literature in Education. She has coedited several books including Daly, N., Limbrick, L. & Dix, P. (Eds.) (2018). Understanding ourselves and others in a multiliterate world. Trentham Press.
Siwan Rosser is senior lecturer and deputy head at the School of Welsh, Cardiff University and her research expertise focuses on Welsh literature for children and young adults. Since 2017, the findings of her review of Welsh books for children and young adults inform the Books Council of Wales’ strategy to support the children’s publishing industry, and her academic publications on topics such as translation and nationhood have established Welsh children's literature as a recognised and meaningful area of study. Her volume on nineteenth-century children’s literature and the concept of childhood, Darllen y Dychymyg (Reading the Imagination) (University of Wales Press, 2020), is the first monograph on Welsh literature for children and was awarded the Sir Ellis-Griffith Memorial Prize by the University of Wales and shortlisted for the Welsh Book of the Year Award 2021.
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| 24 Oct 2023 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
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