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- Minority and ethnic groups (2)
- Culture (1)
- Elementary education (1)
- English as a second language; English; rating scale; elementary education;ESL; (1)
- Heritage language learners; dominant language ideology; monolingualism; sociolinguistics; funds of knowledge; Latin Americans; secondary education; (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Are We Meeting The Needs Of Our Heritage Language Learners?, Anthony Diebold
Are We Meeting The Needs Of Our Heritage Language Learners?, Anthony Diebold
Honors Projects
This study aimed to analyze the experiences of Spanish-speaking heritage language learners in the Spanish program at a high school in Rhode Island to see how dominant language ideologies position heritage speakers and their funds of knowledge in the curriculum and in the classrooms of a predominately Latin American school. This study used a qualitative approach to data collection and analysis. The conclusions suggest that reforms are needed to the school’s Spanish program in order to deliver more equitable instruction.
Apartheid Transition: Assessing A Black Township Education In South Africa's Disparate Social System, Adrienne Gerard
Apartheid Transition: Assessing A Black Township Education In South Africa's Disparate Social System, Adrienne Gerard
Honors Projects
An analysis of township education in South Africa and why outcomes are still so poor despite varied attempts y the post-Apartheid government to elevate these previously disadvantaged schools to the level of the country's primarily white schools. This paper looks into financial reason as well as policies, teacher qualification and domestic culture.
White Teachers, Race Matters, Ellen Bigler
White Teachers, Race Matters, Ellen Bigler
Faculty Publications
Educational anthropologists address in their works the legacy of an enduring history of racial oppression in the United States. Drawing on observations from teaching courses on multicultural education I examine the ideologies of future white teachers forged in particular racial and class locations. Students' faith in the existence of equality of opportunity emerges as significant in shaping their receptivity in interrogating the status quo. Course activities provide contrary evidence, permitting greater engagement with anthropological theories.
A Rating Scale For Evaluating English As A Second Language Reading Material, Ezra L. Stieglitz
A Rating Scale For Evaluating English As A Second Language Reading Material, Ezra L. Stieglitz
Faculty Publications
In the last decade, a wide variety of commercial materials has been published for use in developing the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills of second language learners. This article focuses on the selection of instructional materials for the reading component of an English as a second language (ESL) program.