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Longitudinal Interactional Histories

Bilingual and Biliterate Journeys of Mexican Immigrant-origin Youth

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Authors:
  1. Amanda K. Kibler

    1. College of Education, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

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  • Offers a unique perspective on bilingualism, multilingualism and bi-literacy among immigrant-origin youth
  • Contextualises individual language and literacy journeys within the broader framework of immigration and bilingualism in the USA
  • Presents insights from an eight-year, multi-site longitudinal study

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Starting the Journey: Introducing the Study, Youth, and Their Stories

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 1-21

  3. Understanding Languages and Literacies of Immigrant-Origin Multilingual Youth: Insights from Theory and Research

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 23-46

  4. Developing Understandings Over Time and Across Contexts

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 47-73

  5. “To Make Something of Myself”: Interactional Histories in the Context of Remedial Institutional Practices and Immigration Policies

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 75-115

  6. “It’s Going to Take a While for This Country to Get Used to Us”: School and Vocational Interactional Histories in the Context of Immigration Policies

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 117-152

  7. From “An Inspiration” to Not Knowing “The Basics”: Tensions Between Classroom Interactional Histories and Institutional Expectations

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 153-187

  8. Becoming a “Mexican Feminist”: Disciplinary Becoming Through Interactional Histories Across Communities and Contexts

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 189-228

  9. Using Informal Bilingual Resources, “Jumping” and “Giving Double”: Interactional Histories Across School and Religious Communities

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 229-260

  10. Building Equitable Futures for Immigrant-Origin Multilingual Youth: Conclusions and Implications of Longitudinal Interactional Histories

    • Amanda K. Kibler
    Pages 261-286

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 287-313
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About this book

This book explores the lives of five Mexican immigrant-origin youths in the United States, documenting their language and literacy journeys over an eight-year period from adolescence to young adulthood. In these qualitative case studies, the author uses a “longitudinal interactional histories approach” (LIHA) to explore literacy events in which the young people participated over time, telling the stories behind texts they created in order to better understand opportunities for bilingual and biliterate development available inside and outside of formal schooling. The book begins with an overview and exploration of theories and research underpinning the project, with a focus on countering minoritizing discourses faced by many multilingual immigrant youth and prioritizing the “goodness” of their experiences. The study’s methodology, including LIHA, is presented, before individual case studies of all five youth are explored. The book closes with a synthesis of these cases and exploration of pedagogical, policy, and research implications. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of education, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, as well as teachers and policy-makers working with bilingual and biliterate immigrant youth. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of Education, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

    Amanda K. Kibler

About the author

Amanda Kibler is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Oregon State University, USA. Her work focuses on better understanding the language and literacy development of multilingual children and adolescents from immigrant backgrounds and using these insights to support educators in providing more equitable learning opportunities for all students. She uses ethnographic, longitudinal, qualitative, discourse-analytic, and mixed-methods approaches to explore these issues, and her work has been published in venues including Applied Linguistics, Language Learning, The Journal of Second Language Writing, The Modern Language Journal, and TESOL Quarterly.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Longitudinal Interactional Histories

  • Book Subtitle: Bilingual and Biliterate Journeys of Mexican Immigrant-origin Youth

  • Authors: Amanda K. Kibler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98815-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98814-6Published: 12 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07537-8Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98815-3Published: 31 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 313

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Multilingualism, Literacy, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Children, Youth and Family Policy

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