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Addressing Tensions In Textual Voice Construction, Marcela Ossa-Parra
Addressing Tensions In Textual Voice Construction, Marcela Ossa-Parra
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
Guiding historically minoritized students in their textual voice construction entails navigating the tensions between these white-dominant monolingual voices and the diverse voices they bring to the classroom. This conceptual paper presents an ecological voice-construction process model that sheds light on how writers negotiate external and internal expectations in their writing. These expectations are derived from the political, sociocultural, dialogic, and personal contexts in which voice construction is situated. The model establishes four interrelated processes for negotiating textual voice corresponding to each context: negotiating power relations and ideologies, entering the conversation, engaging the reader, and connecting with the self. This model …
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Two Activities For Multlingual Students: Learning In Monolingual Classrooms, David Schwarzer, Christian Acosta
Two Activities For Multlingual Students: Learning In Monolingual Classrooms, David Schwarzer, Christian Acosta
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
The purpose of this article is to re-conceptualize the role of the monolingual teacher in mainstream K-12 classrooms in the United States who work with students who are mostly multilingual and transnational. The proposed role for monolingual teachers is to incorporate at least some of the resources available in students’ native languages, even if they do not have a working knowledge of those languages. To illustrate how this can be achieved the authors showcase two practical activities that can be used in mainstream classrooms to spark discussions about multilingualism and multilingual literacy. The activities are designed to promote the maintenance …