The social–emotional development of dual language learners: Looking back at existing research and moving forward with purpose

Estudio del lenguaje desde la perspectiva sociocultural

“…Parece ser común trabajar este asunto desde un marco teórico sociocultural y su vinculación con el tema del lenguaje también resulta explícita. De hecho, Halle et al (2014) desarrollaron una revisión de literatura para ver el impacto de un segundo idioma en el desarrollo social-emocional, utilizando categorías basadas en el marco sociocultural. Las autoras proponen que aunque existen variables contextuales e individuales que impactan el desarrollo, se deben realizar más estudios de manera sistemática en torno al desarrollo social-emocional, al igual que ponderar otras perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas.…”

“…Otros autores investigan desde prácticas que ocurren en ambientes académicos y en ámbitos externos a la academia, incluso en contextos virtuales (Ferreira, 2014;Peterson, 2012). Igualmente, Halle et al (2014) y Valdez (2012) se enfocan en el lenguaje principal de una persona y en observar las diferencias que ocurren en quienes aprenden un segundo idioma. Por ello, esta investigación se propone conocer qué se ha aportado al conocimiento del lenguaje desde la perspectiva sociocultural.…”

Study of the language from a sociocultural perspective

“…Although there is not much literature on study populations who learn a first and a second language simultaneously, as mentioned by Halle et al (2014) many studies have focused on people who learn a second language and already have a stronger foundation in their first language. For example, Korenev et al (2016) studied teachers who used English as a second language in their classes, among other issues.…”

“…Other authors focused on the practices that occur in academic environments and within the academia context, even in virtual contexts (Ferreira, 2014, Peterson, 2012. In the same way, Halle et al (2014) and Valdez (2012) focused on a person's principal language and observed the differences in those who learn a second language. Therefore, this research aims to know what has been contributing to the knowledge of language from a sociocultural perspective.…”

“…It seems to be common to study this subject from a socio-cultural theoretical framework and its link with the language is also explicit. In fact, Halle et al (2014) reviewed literature in order to study the impact of a second language on a social-emotional development using categories based on a sociocultural framework. The authors propose that although there are contextual and individual variables that impact the development, more studies should be conducted systematically around social-emotional development, as well as, considering other theoretical and methodological perspectives.…”