Social justice-oriented activity models for young learner’s biliteracy development in a Korean language classroom

ABSTRACT

This article presents seven social justice-oriented model activities for 1^st and 2^nd grade Korean-English bilingual students. Considering the age and language ability of the target students, two picture books addressing social justice issues were selected as a main instructional material for those activities. Through the suggested model activities, teachers are encouraged to link their language standards with social justice standards, select quality picture books, and create critical questions and activities that challenge students’ biases and develop empathy toward others while building target language skills.