Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic Cultures
This vignette discusses the development of text sets to encourage students to explore stories as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. In this way, they could become aware of the importance of culture in their lives and in the lives of others, while coming to understand the diversities and comp...
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Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures
2021-11-01
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| description | This vignette discusses the development of text sets to encourage students to explore stories as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. In this way, they could become aware of the importance of culture in their lives and in the lives of others, while coming to understand the diversities and complexities in the Middle Eastern region and among Islamic cultures. All texts were chosen to allow students to learn more about Islamic cultures as well as support students as they learn Arabic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04cfcbdfb26f4e2ea7cb9a8cc1180dcf2022-12-22T04:15:42ZengWorlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesWOW Stories2577-05512021-11-01IX2105116Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic CulturesManal Tafish0John B. Wright and Myers-Ganoung Elementary Schools, Tucson, ArizonaThis vignette discusses the development of text sets to encourage students to explore stories as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. In this way, they could become aware of the importance of culture in their lives and in the lives of others, while coming to understand the diversities and complexities in the Middle Eastern region and among Islamic cultures. All texts were chosen to allow students to learn more about Islamic cultures as well as support students as they learn Arabic.https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/volume-ix-issue-2/13/global children's literaturetext setsmiddle eastern and islamic cultureliteracy engagementsteachingmulticultural education |
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| title | Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic Cultures |
| title_full | Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic Cultures |
| title_fullStr | Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic Cultures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic Cultures |
| title_short | Developing Text Sets and Engagements Using Children’s Literature about Middle Eastern Nations and Islamic Cultures |
| title_sort | developing text sets and engagements using children s literature about middle eastern nations and islamic cultures |
| topic | global children's literature text sets middle eastern and islamic culture literacy engagements teaching multicultural education |
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