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Book Review: Duran, C. (2017). Language And Literacy In Refugee Families. United Kingdom, Uk: Palgrave Macmillan. 226 Pp. Isbn: 978-1-137-58754-1, Nguyen Dao

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Book Review by Nguyen Dao: Duran, C. (2017). Language and Literacy in Refugee Families. United Kingdom, UK: Palgrave MacMillan.

Markers Of An “Inclusive” Reading Classroom: Peers Facilitating Inclusion At The Margins Of A Fourth Grade Reading Workshop, Mary R. Coakley-Fields

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

What are indicators, or markers, of ‘inclusive’ reading classrooms? As elementary school teachers across the United States are increasingly required to teach reading to diverse, heterogenous groups of students within the same classroom space, practitioners and researchers seek to identify what constitutes 'inclusion' in reading instruction. This study explores how two fourth grade friends – one labeled ‘struggling’ and one labeled ‘average’ by normative reading assessments – transgress classroom expectations around quiet, leveled reading behaviors while also facilitating each other’s inclusion in the classroom reading community. Combining ethnographic methods and D/discourse analysis, this study explores the dominant cultural Discourses that …

Who Gets To Play? Issues Of Access And Social Justice In World Language Study In The U.S., Cassandra Glynn, Beth Wassell

Dimensions

In this paper, we draw on the current literature to argue that access to world language study for students from minoritized groups, students from under-resourced schools, and students with disabilities is a significant social justice issue. This inequitable access is exacerbated by three key issues: the devaluation of students’ languages and cultures in schools; the elitist nature of language study; and the one-sided nature of the curriculum. However, in response, we offer four concrete suggestions, at the classroom, school/ district, and policy levels, that can disrupt these historic trends and ensure that all students have access to advanced study of …

Disrupting Standard Practice: Queering The World Language Classroom, James Coda

Dimensions

World language education (WLE) offers students the opportunity to explore the linguistic and cultural identities of the target language. However, critical issues, such as the diverse sexual identities found within the target cultures and of the language learners themselves are often not addressed within the language learning experience. Also implicated are discourse and knowledge/power, which serve to erase certain students’ identities from the curriculum. Queer theory/pedagogy, which resists normal (Jagose, 1996), has much to offer WLE related to addressing heteronormativity. Thus, this article explores the myriad ways in which queer theory/pedagogy could potentially be useful in WLE to challenge normative …

An Interview With Terry A. Osborn, Stacey Margarita Johnson

Dimensions

In this interview with Terry A. Osborn, whose work set the stage for the momentum that is currently building around social justice in language education, Dr. Osborn shares his perspective on the past, present, and future of language education.

High-Impact Practices In A Hispanic Linguistics Course: Facilitating Lessons About Linguistic Diversity And Advocacy, Stephanie M. Knouse

Dimensions

This investigation examines how students responded to the content and critical approach in an undergraduate course in Hispanic linguistics titled “Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World.” To enhance learning, students participated in one of two high-impact practices (HIPs)—service-learning or a research investigation—as their final project. On an end-of-course questionnaire both final project groups strongly indicated that they would advocate for and educate others about linguistic diversity. Findings also suggest that both HIPs fostered meaningful connections to the critical topics covered in class. To conclude, recommendations are offered for how K-16 programs might include “linguistics” lessons that emphasize social justice.

Social Justice In Beginning Language Instruction: Interpreting Fairy Tales, Britta Meredith, Mareike Geyer, Manuela Wagner

Dimensions

This chapter bridges theories of social justice (e.g., Osborn, 2006) and intercultural citizenship (e.g. Byram, 2008) to classroom practices in an introductory German course at a research university. By interpreting a fairy tale [Cinderella], 16 university students reflected on issues of gender roles and (in)equality both in historical and current contexts. Several activities in a 75-minute online session are described. In this brief intervention, students demonstrated the ability to contemplate complex, real-life issues such as gender roles and stereotypes using the target language.

Making Visible The Invisible: Social Justice And Inclusion Through The Collaboration Of Museums And Spanish Community-Based Learning Projects, Karina Elizabeth Vázquez, Martha Wright

Dimensions

Concerns about inclusion and social responsibility as conduit for social justice on university campuses offer a platform for interdisciplinary initiatives. Here we focus on one such initiative, which seeks to build community between University of Richmond students and local Latino and Hispanic populations using the University of Richmond Museum collection. Collaborations between museums and Spanish classes, including a community-based learning component (Spanish Community-Based Learning and Museums - SCBLM), provide outreach to the local community and might prompt dialogues about extant social injustices (however overt or subliminal). In these experiential learning projects, the museum serves as a communal resource to embody …

Preservice Teacher Sense-Making As They Learn To Teach Reading As Seen Through Computer-Mediated Discourse, Angela J. Stefanski, Amy Leitze, Veronica M. Fife-Demski

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Abstract

This collective case study used methods of discourse analysis to consider what computer-mediated collaboration might reveal about preservice teachers’ sense-making in a field-based practicum as they learn to teach reading to children identified as struggling readers. Researchers agree that field-based experiences coupled with time for reflection benefit preservice teachers as they learn to teach reading. However, research is not as clear about which features of practicum experiences lead to preservice teacher learning, which may contribute to preservice teacher misconceptions, and how learning about reading instruction might be rendered more visible to researchers. Grounded in sociocultural perspectives, analysis focused on …

Searching For Mirrors: Preservice Teachers’ Journey Toward More Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Tanya Christ, Sue Ann Sharma

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Culturally relevant text selection and pedagogy support students’ motivation, engagement, literacy outcomes, and positive identity formation. Nevertheless, there is limited research on teacher preparation that fosters these outcomes. We explore 17 preservice teachers’ challenges and successes with culturally relevant text selection and pedagogy for their students’ literacy instruction. Data sources include reader responses, lesson plans, and reflections. Emergent coding and constant comparative analysis yielded four categories of challenges (resistance, limited view of culture, lack of knowledge about students’ cultures and identities, and lack of opportunities for students to develop critical consciousness) and three criteria for successes (knowledge about the students’ …

Proficiency: Atl – All The Levels

Dimensions

SCOLT Dimensions Volume 53

Literacy Education Across Languages In Writing Centers., Lance M Gibson

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

Literacy education in writing carried out through writing centers (WCs) is a practice that occurs beyond one individual language; rather, almost every developed country provides some extent of education regarding written communication in an alternate language, whether facilitated through a WC or a classroom. Many of these countries’ methods for writing education have been documented in either self-reported evaluation or surveys; however, this documentation of methods is only the beginning of a larger conversation about how these international writing methods have evolved into discussions on topics related to these methods. Writing education that occurs in multiples languages within the same …

Humor Dalam Madihin John Tralala Dan Hendra (Kajian Jenis Humor Perspektif Veatch, Gruner, Dan Hobbes), M. Rafiek

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to describe and explain the types of humor in Madihin John Tralala and Hendra from Veatch, Gruner, and Hobbes perspectives. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with content analysis technique. The results of this study are (1) Tight answers humor based on the emotional transformation theory of Veatch, (2) Praise and jokes humor based on Hobbes' theory of excellence, (3) Defense, clarification, not to be outdone humor based on the theory of aggression from Gruner, (4) ) Narrative, association, and contradictory conditions humor according to the emotional transformation theory of Veatch, (5) Rhetorical questions …

Variasi Pronomina Persona Bahasa Bali Dalam Layanan Kesehatan Masyarakat, Ni Made Suryati, Ni Made Dhanawaty, I Made Budiarsa, I Wayan Simpen

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Balinese language is divided into two dialects, namely Bali Dataran(DBD), and Bali Aga (DBA) dialect. The DBD variation happens vertically, but not in DBA. Some vocabularies in DBD that are classified into low(Tak-Alus/TA) are classified as common variants in DBA. This research aims to explore the Balinese personal pronoun variations in DBD which DBA in Sembiran(DS), and Seraya Timur(DST). The results, by applying the dialectology theory and correlation method or metode padan, showed that the personal pronouns of DS and DST varied lexically and phonologically. Lexically, the personal pronoun of first person singular in DBD /(ti)tiyaŋ/(A), /(i)–caŋ/ and /yaŋ/(TA) was …

Kesalahan Gramatikal Dan Penerjemahan Literal Buku Durusun Iqtishadiyatun Min Ramadlan, Ridlo Inshofa Kamil, Irhamni Irhamni, Nurul Murtadho

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to describe the grammatical meaning of the translation errors and the use of literal translation in the translation procedure book Durusun Iqtishadiyatun min Ramadlan. This research is qualitative, descriptive, in accordance with the data collected in the form of words, phrases and sentences. Researchers found: (1) the translation of the meanings of grammatical errors include (a) error of morphology, which is caused by three factors, among others errors recognize form words, diction selection mistakes and errors recognize variations of word meaning, and (b) the syntax error is caused by an error in the interpretation of syntax elements …

Diversifikasi Desain Produk Sentra Keramik Dinoyo Bersumber Ide Budaya Lokal Malang, Ponimin Ponimin

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Ceramic craft in Sentra Keramik Dinoyo of Malang has been produced in more or less four generations long. In the beginning, local crafters made potteries in traditional kitchenware. The increasing demand of consumer made room for decorative ceramic. Unfortunately, their product design development didn’t reflect local culture nuance. It because crafters weren’t able to develop the design. Through this activity, researcher tried to solve design problem, extracted from local culture as ceramic creation idea. So that local culture could appear as local ceramic characters. Ceramic product design development is done by formulating design concept, manifesting concept into product design image. …

Situating The Self: Overcoming Subjection And Subjectivity In Toni Morrison’S Sula, Dr. T.S. Ramesh

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Individual Autonomy is a prominent feature of women writers. It plans to advance a dream of self-governing self as basically autonomous and independent, a dream that precludes the inevitable connectedness from securing selves and the way that their inundation in systems of connections frames their wants, yearnings, to be sure their extremely personalities. As such, what is denied is that the self is basically social. Toni Morrison, an Afro-American woman writer, works strenuously to get autonomous self to her female protagonist. In her novels, she clearly describes the life of African-American women in white dominated in American society. Combining the …

Morphological And Phonological Varying System Of Gorontalo Language And The Problem Of Organizing Them In Custom Terms Dictionary, Kartin Lihawa, Rasuna Thalib, Agus Lahinta, Adimawati Helingo

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The objective of this research is to describe the morphological and phonological varying system of Gorontalo language, and its problem in organizing them in custom terms dictionary. The method used is qualitative with the data collection techniques involved observing, recording the language in a practical poem of the traditional ceremony, and other published books. The agreement of word-writing problems through workshop alignment and standardization are (1) deletion of sound y and w in certain words, (2) there is no unique phonetic symbols of apostrophe for glottal sound between two sequence vowels written side by side in a row, (3) selection …

Respon Mahasiswa Terhadap Penugasan Musikalisasi Puisi Melalui Media Sosial, Ely Nurmaily

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to find a new method in learning and teaching literature to the students in practical terms and to perceive the students’ response toward the assignment of musical poetry project through social media. Studying literature in the writer's environment (Lampung) is a monotonous activity for students. By having a musical poetry project, students have some creativities in creating, composing, showing and recording and then uploading the result through social media. In the end, the hidden talents of the students can be seen and they are expected to become musicians, writers, event organizers, and others. In addition, the students …

Epiphany Of Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim As Author, Susilo Mansurudin

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Epiphany is a crucial event encountered by an individual which gives him/her an insight in his/her journey of meaning making to life. This qualitative research aims at finding out epiphany of RII represented in her anthology of short stories, novelets, novels. The research has found out that RII, as a diffable figure, is mentally capable of creating extraordinary works which are: (a) useful for others, (b) inspiring, (c) affecting surrounding people to be stronger, and (d) mostly true-story based. As a writer, RII's epiphany covers three main issues, i.e. (i) humanity epiphany, (ii) femininity epiphany, and (iii) diffability epiphany.

تطبيق أسلوب المناقشة الفئوية الصغرى والندوة لترقية مهارة الكلام لطلبة قسم الأدب العربي بجامعة مالانج الحكومية, كرميلا أندرينا, إمام أسراري, هنيء محلية الصحة

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

اﻟﻤﻠﺨﺺ: ﯾﮭﺪف ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺤﺚ إﻟﻰ وﺻﻒ إﺟﺮاءات ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻖ أﺳﻠﻮب اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻗﺸﺔ اﻟﻔﺌﻮﯾﺔ اﻟﺼﻐﺮى واﻟﻨﺪوة ﻟﺘﺮﻗﯿﺔ ﻣﮭﺎرة اﻟﻜﻼم ﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻗﺴﻢ اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﺑﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺎﻻﻧﺞ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ. ووﺻﻒ ﻣﺪى ﻓﻌﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻖ أﺳﻠﻮب اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻗﺸﺔ اﻟﻔﺌﻮﯾﺔ اﻟﺼﻐﺮى واﻟﻨﺪوة ﻟﺘﺮﻗﯿﺔ ﻣﮭﺎرة اﻟﻜﻼم ﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻗﺴﻢ اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﺑﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺎﻻﻧﺞ ( إن1اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ. واﻟﻤﮭﻨﺞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺨﺪم ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺤﺚ ھﻮ اﻟﻤﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﺼﻔﻲ اﻹﺟﺮاﺋﻲ. وﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺤﺚ ) إﺟﺮاء ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺤﺚ اﻟﺼﻔﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺪورﯾﻦ وﻟﻜﻞ دور ﻟﻘﺎءان. وﯾﺘﻢ ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻖ ھﺬﯾﻦ اﻷﺳﻠﻮﺑﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻤﺲ ﻣﺮاﺣﻞ: اﻟﻤﻼﺣﻈﺔ وطﺮح اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ واﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎف واﻟﺮﺑﻂ واﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ. وﺟﻌﻞ ھﺬان اﻷﺳﻠﻮﺑﺎن أﻛﺜﺮ ﻧﺸﺎطﺎ ( ﺗﺮﺗﻘﻲ ﻧﺘﯿﺠﺔ اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى "ﺟﯿﺪ ﺟﺪا" ﺑﻤﻌﺪل ﻧﺘﯿﺠﺘﮭﻢ2وﻓﻌﺎﻟﯿﺎ ﻟﻠﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ) ﺑﻞ …

University American Sign Language Learners: Longitudinal Self- And Faculty Evaluation Ratings, Jennifer S. Beal, Nanci A. Scheetz, Jessica W. Trussell, Andrew Mcallister, Jason D. Listman

Journal of Interpretation

Students who are Deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) represent a small yet diverse population of students with individual needs who often receive educational services provided by sign language interpreters and teachers of the Deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH). Many interpreters and teachers appear unprepared to model fluent American Sign Language (ASL) skills when working with D/HH students who use sign language for communication and instruction. We investigated the ASL skills of 19 interpreting and Deaf education candidates within one university preparation program at two points in time: the end of ASL I class (Time 1) and a year later at …

International Students’ Responses To Explicit Instruction On Vocabulary Learning Strategies: Implications For Eap Courses, Wing Shuen Lau

TESOL Theses

Given that the importance of understanding the academic language is strongly associated with the academic vocabulary size, vocabulary knowledge is regarded as one of the most crucial areas of language competence to bolster academic achievement. The present study investigates the effectiveness of two different strategies of vocabulary acquisition in English including 1) learning from sample sentences and 2) learning from word parts. Results are significant for immediate testing and reveal the beneficial role of explicit instruction on vocabulary learning strategies that increases international students’ English vocabulary learning ability. The study also discusses survey responses from the participants in relation to …

From English Learner To Spanish Learner: Raciolinguistic Beliefs That Influence Heritage Spanish Speaking Teacher Candidates. Language And Education, Allison Briceno, Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica, Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz

Faculty Publications

This qualitative study explored Spanish-speaking teacher credential students’ beliefs about academic language that might promote or inhibit their decision to become bilingual teachers. Data includes interviews with 11 bilingual teacher candidates who were heritage Spanish speakers. Findings show that most were only aware of English-only educational contexts and did not know that bilingual teaching and the bilingual authorization pathway were options. Their schooling experience fostered English hegemony; even their Spanish classes were pervaded by linguistic purism and elitism. Schools taught them that their registers of Spanish, which they learned at home, were insufficient, inappropriate or incorrect. Consequently, they questioned their …

Pre-Service Efl Teachers’ Experiences In Teaching Practicum In Rural Schools In Indonesia, Heri Mudra

The Qualitative Report

A teaching practicum is officially offered to pre-service English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, randomly selected for either urban or rural schools. The study aims to describe and disseminate the obstacles experienced by those teaching English in rural schools during their Teaching Practicum Program (TTP). Seventeen pre-service teachers participated in the qualitative study. Interviews and observations were the main methods of data collection. The results reveal that the obstacles faced by the pre-service EFL teachers were around classroom management, learning materials or resources, teaching aids or media, teaching methods, learners' English skills, choice of language use, slow internet connectivity, learners' …

Annotated Bibliography Of Research In The Teaching Of English, Jessica Dockter Tierney, Ann Mogush Mason, Amy Frederick, Jodi Baker, Richard Beach, Alissa Case, Sam David, Elizabeth Fogarty, Ezekiel Joubert, Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr, Debra Peterson, Andrew Rummel, Kathryn Allen, Anne Crampton, Kris Isaacson, Madeleine Israelson, Michael Madson, Maggie Struck, Mark Sulzer, Mikel Cole, Candance Doerr-Stevens, Anne Ittner, Lauren Aimonette Liang, Lisa Ortmann, Erin Stutelberg, Amanda Haertling Thein

Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications

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Elementos Persuasivos De La Citación En El Discurso Académico De Posgrado: Los Verbos Introductores De Las Citas En La Sección De La Conclusión, David Sánchez-Jiménez

Publications and Research

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Pipeline To Failure: Social Inequality And The False Promises Of American Public Schooling, Adia Wilson

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

My experience as a New York City public school student was absolutely electrifying, though filled with many trials. While my mother would have preferred to put me in private school, having access to some of the world’s greatest institutions and resources offered unique opportunities and exposures. The performing arts provided me with an outlet to express myself and build skills and confidence. In particular, dance education kept me occupied and disciplined in a large city full of danger. Every so often, I witnessed hostile, or even violent exchanges between students, or students and staff. While some of my schoolmates became …

Literacy Connection: An Examination Of The Instructional Practices Of Fourth Grade Reading Teachers In The Dougherty County School System For Struggling Readers, Jamaul Rashard Kennedy

Theses and Dissertations

Societal expectations center upon the belief that children in grade four should be competent in terms of literacy skills and having acquired the necessary foundational skills to be successful in grade four. Instructional practices, reading programs and resources are linked to reading achievement and literacy acquisition of students. In Southwest Georgia, teachers’ instructional practices from twelve schools in urban Dougherty County were examined. The researcher examined the instructional practices of fourth grade reading teachers in the Dougherty County School System to determine the perceived impact on reading achievement and literacy acquisition of struggling fourth grade readers. The fourth grade reading …

The Efficacy Of Peer Presentations For English Language Learners, Courtney A. Roy

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

This study investigates whether the instructional strategy of peer presentations positively influences English Language Learners' (ELLs') relationships with peers and their personal perspectives on their institution, the sciences, and public discourse. Data collection instruments included a pre- and post-sociometric survey to quantitate each classroom's social status, and a pre- and post-qualitative inquiry of appreciation concerning academic topics via oral interviews. Three ELLs from two learning environments participated in an eight-day intervention, comprised of 45-minute instructive sessions, to become proficient with an arrangement of scientific experiments. After the three ELLs presented these experiments to their classmates, analysis of pre- and post-sociometric …