"Talking Lion and Bird" : Translanguaging and Embodied learning in bilingual ECEC in Finland
Kangas, J., Sundstedt, M., Kaihovirta, H., & Harju-Luukkainen, H. (2024). "Talking Lion and Bird" : Translanguaging and Embodied learning in bilingual ECEC in Finland. Nordisk barnehageforskning, 21(1), 92-113. https://doi.org/10.23865/nbf.v21.368
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©2024 Jonna Kangas, Margita Sundstedt, Hannah Kaihovirta & Heidi Harju-Luukkainen
Embodiment and bodily experiences are vital parts of communication and learning in the early years. Children are believed to develop their thinking processes and language skills through sensory and motor experiences in early childhood education while they show, touch, mimic, and think by doing; in other words, they are learning by doing. In this paper, embodied and playful learning activities are explored through a translanguaging approach. The embodiment experiences in education can be understood as modalities of learning; this especially concerns play. Thus, the pedagogical scaffolding of these modalities by teachers can be analysed through a translanguaging approach. In Finnish early childhood education, there is a whole-child approach that considers children to be active agents in learning. Moreover, recognizing the whole child and viewing their development from social, physical, and mental perspectives have been rooted very strongly in pedagogical philosophy and practices in ECEC
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