Event overview
This presentation draws on data from a two-year ethnography conducted in a preschool in Saudi Arabia which examined how literacy practices in an early childhood curriculum that was designed for a different linguistic and cultural context contribute to Arabic early literacy development for preschoolers in Saudi Arabia.
This presentation discusses findings from an ‘inner’ ethnographic layer of the data that allows a focus on three main themes: children’s perspectives on early literacy, children’s early literacy development and peer learning. Data used in this talk were obtained from observations, teachers’ interviews and children’s mind map sessions.
Hanadi Al-Othman is a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Policies and Preschool Education at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. She is now in the final stages of her work as a PhD student jointly undertaken with the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths. She began her professional career as a kindergarten teacher before taking on her academic role as a Teacher Assistant in 2004.
She has been involved in a number of research projects in Saudi Arabia. Her research interests centre on early childhood curricula, language development and early literacy growth. She has a particular interest in ethnographic research in early childhood settings.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 9 Nov 2016 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
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