2017/01/01 by Amanda Claudìa Wager, Wager, Amanda C., Vivian Maria Poey +3
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Art--Study and teaching #Language and languages #Multilingual Education and Policy #Second Language Acquisition and Learning #Second Language Learning and Teaching
paper · doi:10.25316/ir-20490
openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this introductory chapter, we share our positionalities in the hope of providing readers with the knowledge as to why this special issue is so close our hearts. We then share current demographic information regarding emergent bilingual learners to further explain the importance of this work today. After contextualizing these realities, we touch upon theories that drive this work, specifically relating to the arts, literacies, and language acquisition, and demonstrate how we have put these theories into practice by providing rich examples of using the arts as voice with emergent bilingual students, families, and communities. Finally, we conclude with an invitation to read onwards, to review the final chapter that includes multiple resources for those working with EB learners, and to develop and share your own bank of resources.