Encouraging Tas To Embrace Communicative Language Teaching: An Investigation Of Pre-Service Training Practices,
2013
Georgia State University
Encouraging Tas To Embrace Communicative Language Teaching: An Investigation Of Pre-Service Training Practices, Paula Garrett-Rucks, Kerri Mccoy
Dimensions
This article begins by synthesizing research findings concerning the increasingly important role graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) play in fostering undergraduate learners’ oral proficiency. Despite this important role, our review of TA training practices in the literature found a lack of research on the preparation TAs receive prior to beginning their foreign language instruction. Accordingly, the present study examines incoming TAs’ perceptions of their command of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) techniques presented at an interdepartmental, pre-service orientation at a large Midwestern research university. Using a qualitative approach, we investigated the unique ways in which this orientation influenced novice and experienced …
Online Translator Usage In Foreign Language Writing,
2013
University of Memphis
Online Translator Usage In Foreign Language Writing, Errol M. O’Neill
Dimensions
With the increasing availability of technology, one issue that has arisen in foreign language education is the use of online translation (OT) sites that claim to convert text from one language to another but are generally prohibited for classwork due to ethical and pedagogical concerns. In a study to explore the effects of OT usage, teacher raters were able to determine, to a statistically significant level, on which compositions OT was used; there were, however, a number of cases for which OT use went undetected and some instances it was incorrectly suspected. This article discusses the results of the study …
Staying In The Target Language While Teaching Middle School And High School,
2013
University of Alabama
Staying In The Target Language While Teaching Middle School And High School, William Worden
Dimensions
This article advocates the use of the target language at all times in the classroom at all levels of language instruction. While addressed specifically to middle school and high school teachers, the article suggests an approach to language instruction that can be implemented for students of all ages. After recounting how the author’s experience teaching high school students convinced him to teach exclusively in Spanish, the article then addresses possible objections to the instructional method, presents topics to cover when teaching Day 1 of Level 1 of a language, and discusses ways to help students thrive in an all-target-language classroom.
Evaluating Effective Teaching In The 21st Century World Language Classroom,
2013
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Evaluating Effective Teaching In The 21st Century World Language Classroom, Christina Huhn
Dimensions
Stronge, Ward, and Grant (2011) emphasize the fundamental need to evaluate the teaching that occurs in our classrooms. They add that in order to effect change in the quality of our education, we must continue to investigate what constitutes effective teaching as it has significant implications for both the education of and assessment of teachers and their students. In West Virginia, what occurs in world language (WL) classrooms has been the topic of ongoing discussions between members of the state foreign language teachers association, current teachers, and the state’s WL coordinators. Despite notable positive momentum in WL education in the …
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival,
2013
University of Southern Mississippi
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, The University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs
The program for the forty-sixth annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2013.
Finding Wisdom In Practice: The Genesis Of The Salty Chip, A Canadian Multiliteracies Collaborative,
2013
The University of Western Ontario
Finding Wisdom In Practice: The Genesis Of The Salty Chip, A Canadian Multiliteracies Collaborative, Kathryn Hibbert
Education Publications
Using a narrative approach of ‘scenario building’, this paper documents the author’s quest to find her own wisdom in her professional practice and considers that quest in light of recent theorizing in the area of New Literacies research. Through the telling of four critical incidents and a subsequent analysis drawing on theories of cultural studies, critical literacy, critical pedagogy and critical disabilities studies, the author explores the process that led to the development of the Salty Chip: A Canadian Multiliteracies Collaborative. The network challenges outdated institutional frameworks that privilege developmentalism and practices rooted in intellectual measurement and standardization, and considers …
Perceptions Of Reading From A Reluctant Teen Reader,
2013
Augsburg College
Perceptions Of Reading From A Reluctant Teen Reader, Colin Slaby
Theses and Graduate Projects
Research consistently shows that students begin their schooling with both a passion and a desire to read but as time progresses, many kids turn their backs on reading as a casual and consistent act once they reach middle school years. Research suggests that the simple joy of reading may increase scores in all core subject summative assessments and sparks important brain growth. The objective of this action research project was to interview sfudents from an 8th grade language arts classroom on their individual perceptions of reading. All students participating in the study had at some point of the school year …
Perspectiyes Of Struggling Readers On The Reading Process,
2013
Augsburg College
Perspectiyes Of Struggling Readers On The Reading Process, Gaye Lynn Francisco
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this study was to discover how stmggling readers view the process of learning to read. The study uses qualitative methods to interview nine students, age eight through twelve, with a series of questions to discover what things they feel is helpful in learning to read. In addition, questions were asked to help identify the social and emotional perspectives of struggling readers. Two parent surveys were returned that supported statements made by their children. The results revealed that eight students preferred to use phonics over any other reading strategy. One student rated sounding out words as his second …
Effective Shared Storybook Readings In Large And Small Preschool Settings,
2013
Augsburg College
Effective Shared Storybook Readings In Large And Small Preschool Settings, Erin Ann Cooper Kost
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this study was to look at engagement as a developing early literacy skill in small group and large classroom settings in two preschool classes. Specifically, this project considered the potential impact a small group reading club could have on three types of engagement behaviors preschool students may have in a large group setting: teacher to student, student to student and book to student. After twelve weeks of an additional daily small group reading, the morning preschool class had a larger number of responses in the posttest than the afternoon class, which did not have the additional readings. …
Where Are The Books For Polynesians? An Exploration Of Interests, Needs, And Available Resources,
2013
Brigham Young University
Where Are The Books For Polynesians? An Exploration Of Interests, Needs, And Available Resources, Victor Neves
The Utah English Journal
Polynesians (also referred to as Pacific Islanders) are the smallest minority group in the United States, making up .02% of the population. They tend, however to live in concentrated communities, near other Polynesians. The result is that in our schools we either have no Polynesians or an atypical concentration. 2010 census data shows that six of the top twenty cities with the highest Pacific Islander population are in Utah. Provo and Orem have around 20 times the national average, West Jordan 30 times the national average, Taylorsville 40 times the national average and Salt Lake 50 times the national average. …
College-Level Research Papers: The Byproduct Of A Common Core-Aligned Podcast Unit,
2013
Brigham Young University
College-Level Research Papers: The Byproduct Of A Common Core-Aligned Podcast Unit, Sarah Orme
The Utah English Journal
Cordless tools, water filters, satellite technology, and scratch resistant lenses. These are all surprising byproducts of NASA’s investment in space technology (Conger, 2013). In the Cold War race of space exploration in the 1960’s, scientists created diverse inventions that ultimately improved our daily lives. U.S. scientists were able to create these impressive technologies because of the massive investment in the end goal: getting the U.S. to the moon, mars, and beyond before the Russians. We can use this model in our classrooms to advance students’ education by using an engaging goal that facilitates successful byproducts. Unlike NASA, teachers can influence, …
On Reforms And The New State Core,
2013
Brigham Young University
On Reforms And The New State Core, Jon Ostenson
The Utah English Journal
For a long time now, the professionalism of teachers has been under attack—from light-hearted jabs like the neighbor or friend who teases us about our “cushy” job that only requires us to work nine months out of the year to unflattering media portrayals to more serious attacks from politicians and business leaders who point fingers at teachers, blaming us for a multitude of problems in the schools and with students’ performance. Many of the reform efforts underway right now are aimed at us and have the ostensible goal of improving teaching. This is not in and of itself a bad …
Assigner Or Inspirer? My Journey Away From The Book Project,
2013
Brigham Young University
Assigner Or Inspirer? My Journey Away From The Book Project, Christine Cluff Thompson
The Utah English Journal
Pleased with both students’ presentations described above, their teacher awards them high marks for following the rubric: eye contact was made, props provided interest and evidence of the book’s plot and character development, opinions were shared and supported, the audience was engaged, and aside from Britney forgetting to show the book cover, both students did the required work to score an A grade. The only problem with the two projects? Neither student read the book they presented.
Full Issue,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Processes Of Change On Learning Literacy And Numeracy In South Australian Primary Schools,
2013
University of Adelaide
The Processes Of Change On Learning Literacy And Numeracy In South Australian Primary Schools, I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan, Carol Aldous
Shannon Research Press
Success in science and mathematics is predicated on successful literacy and numeracy learning. Yet schools and communities across the country struggle to negotiate factors that both impede and facilitate such learning - particularly factors over which they have some control. Working with data more comprehensive than that used previously and applying statistical methods only recently developed, researchers from the South Australian hub of the centre for Science, Information and Communication Technology and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR-SA) seek answers to three basic questions. What factors influence performance in Literacy and Numeracy? Does living in a rural and …
A Comparative Analysis Of Present And Past Participial Adjectives And Their Collocations In The Corpus Of Contemporary American English (Coca),
2013
University of Central Florida
A Comparative Analysis Of Present And Past Participial Adjectives And Their Collocations In The Corpus Of Contemporary American English (Coca), Natalia Reilly
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
ESL grammar books have lists of present and past participial adjectives based on author intuition rather than actual word frequency. In these textbooks, the –ing and –ed participial adjectives derived from transitive verbs of state and emotion are presented in pairs such as interesting/interested, boring/bored, or surprising/surprised. This present study used the Corpus of Contemporary American English http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/ (COCA) to investigate the overall frequency of participial adjectives in use as well as their frequency within certain varieties of contexts. The results have shown that among most frequently used participial adjectives there are not only the participial adjectives derived from transitive …
Book Review: Temple Grandin: How The Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism And Changed The World,
2013
Ditmas Education Complex, NY
Book Review: Temple Grandin: How The Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism And Changed The World, Rose Cherie Reissman
The Utah English Journal
Suitable for grades 5 and beyond, this groundbreaking multi-modal science, humane education, and autism focused biography uses direct quotes from Temple, equipment designs, photos, and animal/ autism fact-driven data sheets to offer readers an up-close and personal experience. Given its incorporation of specific chapters on animal thinking, bullying, autism spectrum data, Grandin’s advice for dealing with being different, humane treatment of animal issues, and actual diagrams for squeeze shuttle/cruelty-free facilities, this book can support teachers in addressing the Common Core standards of information/literary texts, text-based answers, academic vocabulary, and building content knowledge. It’s an excellent tool for ELA, Science, and …
Teaching In, Out, And Through Creative Nonfiction,
2013
Brigham Young University
Teaching In, Out, And Through Creative Nonfiction, Thomas Henry
The Utah English Journal
Paraphrasing the “Most Interesting Man in the World,” a marketing icon portrayed as a genius, adventurer, and connoisseur of the “finer things” in life who advertises those silly but comical beer commercials: I don’t always teach creative nonfiction, but when I do…. I tend to consider many different facets of the art, the genre, and the practice of “nonfiction.” Creative nonfiction (CNF), is more or less the pinnacle of what “good writing” is and should be in an even broader creative and rhetorical sense. This genre engages, teaches, and shares bits of knowledge in an accessible and distinctive way; furthermore, …
Book Review: Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media And Genres,
2013
Provo High School
Book Review: Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media And Genres, Joseph Wiederhold
The Utah English Journal
We tend to teach the way we were taught, and many practicing teachers—myself included—were taught to write through analog tools. After reading this book, I realized my practice was still largely rooted in analog thinking. Even though I would consider my classroom plugged in to the digital world, reading Hicks’ book helped me realize that I often integrate technology by using it merely as a tool to publish or create a product. If that digital inclusion helps improve or bring efficacy to the writing process, we often consider the effort as a step toward digital literacy. This thinking is flawed, …
Reading The World In The Word: The Possibilities For Literacy Instruction Framed Within Human Rights Education,
2013
Old Dominion University
Reading The World In The Word: The Possibilities For Literacy Instruction Framed Within Human Rights Education, Judith Dunkerly-Bean
Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications
The purpose of this critical ethnography (Madison, 2005; Noblit, Flores & Murrillo, 2004) was to investigate the experiences of teachers and students when literacy instruction was framed within human rights education. Informed by theories of cosmopolitan education (Beck, 2002; Beck & Szneider, 2010; Goldstein, 2007; Harper & Bean, 2009; Hull, 2010), critical socio-cultural theory (Moje & Lewis, 2007) and incorporating Freirean concepts of critical literacy and praxis, this study details the experiences of two servant leader interns (teachers) and sixteen scholars (students) participating in human rights education within the context of a Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School.
