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Motivating Language Students Through A Collaborative, Multiliteracies Approach, Joshua Richard Lamping
Motivating Language Students Through A Collaborative, Multiliteracies Approach, Joshua Richard Lamping
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
This portfolio conveys some of the author’s principal views regarding second language (L2) teaching and learning. These views have been developed and informed by studying the research literature, personal language learning experience, language teaching observations, and language teaching experience.
The first section, teaching perspectives, contains an explanation of the environment envisioned by the author while writing this portfolio, his teaching philosophy statement, and a summary of classroom observations. The second section, research perspectives, contains two research papers and an annotated bibliography that support the author’s language teaching philosophy.
Alice's Adventure Through Second Language Acquisition: An Educator's Perspective, Jessica Pryor Lee
Alice's Adventure Through Second Language Acquisition: An Educator's Perspective, Jessica Pryor Lee
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The author employs narrative writing to illustrate annotated bibliographies, classroom observations, research and research proposals, and self-reflections for second language learning. Elementary, secondary, adult, and college-level teachings are addressed. The author focuses on communicative language teaching, brain-based teaching, and dual language immersion with content based instruction. She addresses the importance of writing, authentic materials, task-based activities, communication, and the recognition of heritage learners. The main character is Alice and she travels through Argentina and Chile. Footnotes are used to keep the narrative style of the portfolio coherent. While the storyline is fictitious, all information included is based on the author’s …