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Teaching "In Their Best Interest": Preservice Teachers' Narratives Regarding English Learners, Amanda T. Sugimoto, Kathy Carter, Kathleen J. Stoehr
Teaching "In Their Best Interest": Preservice Teachers' Narratives Regarding English Learners, Amanda T. Sugimoto, Kathy Carter, Kathleen J. Stoehr
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications and Presentations
In the United States, teachers are increasingly working with English Learners (ELs) in mainstream classrooms. Several areas of focus have been proposed to guide the preparation of teachers for working with ELs, including: language related knowledge, skills, and dispositions. This narrative study examined how field-based experiences shaped 49 preservice teachers' dispositions toward ELs. An iterative and thematic analysis of collected narratives found that preservice teachers often completed their practicum in classrooms that did not model positive dispositions or pedagogical practices toward ELs. These findings have implications for the tasks and experiences given to preservice teachers during their preparation sequence.
Textbook Publishing For Esl Professionals, Della Jean Abrahams, Amber Bliss Calderón, Anne Greenhoe, Michele Miller
Textbook Publishing For Esl Professionals, Della Jean Abrahams, Amber Bliss Calderón, Anne Greenhoe, Michele Miller
Intensive English Language Program Faculty Publications and Presentations
This panel discussion will describe and explain the process of open source textbook writing, something relatively new to the field of ESL. The panel speakers will discuss their experiences with open source publishing, and will describe and show three different textbook projects. Attendees will be able to view the completed and in-process textbooks and will see how they are accessible to learners around the world.