Salman Al?Azami|Charmian Kenner|Mahera Ruby|Eve Gregory
Transliteration as a bridge to learning for bilingual children
Liverpool Hope University|Goldsmiths University of London|Goldsmiths University of London|Goldsmiths University of London
abstract paper examines transliteration used bridge learning children studying one script focus second third generation british bangladeshi children aged 711 attending london primary schools learning write bengali communityrun afterschool classes action research project explored bengali could used well english enhance learning mainstream schools transliteration bengali roman script found aid process following ways communicative bridge children parents teachers conceptual bridge promoting reflection meanings metalinguistic awareness bridge bengali script mediating oral written representation bridge new learner identities enabling expression ideas building childrens confidence bilingual writers