‘Why does that lighthouse have a speaker on it?’: the potential of Arabic picture books

McAdam, J. E. , Hirsu, L. and Abou Ghaida, S. (2018) ‘Why does that lighthouse have a speaker on it?’: the potential of Arabic picture books. English 4-11, 63, pp. 9-12.

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Abstract

The work presented in this article arose from a small-scale project in the west of Scotland and was funded by the University of Glasgow. Three researchers and a visiting scholar worked with two local educators to examine the impact of using internationally available Arabic picturebooks for language and literacy learners in multilingual classrooms.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:No
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Abou Ghaida, Ms Susanne and McAdam, Dr Julie and Hirsu, Dr Lavinia
Authors: McAdam, J. E., Hirsu, L., and Abou Ghaida, S.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Creativity Culture and Faith
College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Culture, Literacies, Inclusion & Pedagogy
Journal Name:English 4-11
Publisher:English Association
ISSN:1460 5945
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 The Authors
First Published:First published in English 4-11 63:9-12
Publisher Policy:Reproduced with the permission of the Publisher

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