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Jasone Cenoz; Alaitz Santos; Durk Gorter – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
The concept of translanguaging is widely used in studies on multilingualism and language learning nowadays and it is important to distinguish between spontaneous translanguaging and pedagogical translanguaging. Spontaneous translanguaging refers to the discursive practices of multilingual speakers that have not been planned by the teacher and…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Code Switching (Language), Teaching Methods, Correlation
Annela Teemant; Thomas Upton; Brandon J. Sherman – TESOL Journal, 2024
Educators in many countries must meet the educational needs of students who are not fluent in the language of instruction. Professional learning focused on incremental or individual teacher change has failed to improve student learning trajectories (Cuban, 2013; Gorski & Zenkov, 2014). This article explores Brookfield's (2012) critical…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)
Dikilitas, Kenan; Bahrami, Vahid – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2023
Teacher identity construction has long been investigated within the field of English language teaching. However, little is known about how particularities and demands of co-teaching language and content in bilingual education (BE) settings may lead to teacher identity (re)construction, especially in preschool contexts. Therefore, we explored,…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Teaching Methods, Professional Identity, Language Teachers
Latifah Alremaih – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this research was to explore the perceptions of non-Arab preschool teachers' experiences in assessing Arabic-English dual language learners (DLLs) in classrooms using a well-established, teacher scored authentic assessment of early childhood holistic development. Moreover, this study explored parents' experiences by discussing these…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Aleksic, Gabrijela; Bebic-Crestany, Džoen – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2023
In today's linguistically and culturally diverse schools, it is important that teachers use inclusive pedagogies, such as translanguaging. This pedagogy assumes that teachers have positive attitudes towards children's home languages and cultures (translanguaging stance), which we explored in our study with 40 preschool teachers in Luxembourg. The…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Multilingualism, Language Usage, Native Language
Magaly Lavadenz; Elvira G. Armas – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book presents a validated observation instrument to support and further develop the pedagogic expertise of teachers of English Learners in US schools. Based on sociocultural and second language teaching and learning theories, the Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies (OPAL) has a variety of uses across teacher preparation programs,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Katy Bullard – Global Partnership for Education, 2023
According to the Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning, a global initiative launched at the 2022 Transforming Education Summit, foundational learning refers to "basic literacy, numeracy, and transferable skills such as socio-emotional skills" (World Bank 2023). This holistic vision of learning outcomes aligns with the Global…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education, Literacy
Aldossary, Norah; Curwood, Jen Scott; Niland, Amanda – Reading Teacher, 2021
This article shares a case study of a classroom of multicultural and multilingual children in an early childhood center to explore how iPad apps can support young children in learning English as an additional language. Situated in Sydney, Australia, this study found that iPad apps have the potential to promote 4- and 5-year-old children's language…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Handheld Devices
Li, Nan; Peters, Angela W. – Urban Education, 2020
English Language Learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing segment of school population, especially in urban schools. The teaching workforce has relatively unchanged to match this fast growth. Data found no measurable difference in the percentages of teachers' ethnic backgrounds between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008. This mismatch creates the demand for…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Education Programs
Nermin Cantas – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Emergent bilinguals account for a quarter of the approximately 70 million children under age 18 in the US (Esterline & Batalova, 2022). The question of how to serve these children best in educational settings has been contested. A substantial body of research has documented effective practices to promote bilingual development in dual language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Family Relationship, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Moser, Kelly M.; García, Paul A.; Davis-Wiley, Patricia; Hernández, Todd A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
In an era of long-standing world language teacher shortages, the preservice mentoring process has become even more critical. Using data from a national survey, this study provides a profile of PreK-12 world language cooperating teachers (CTs) and shares their beliefs about and perspectives on the teacher candidates with whom they work, their…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Mentors, Faculty Development, Preschool Education
Leroy, Lieve Mieke R.; Le, Van Phuc; Boesman, Wouter; Lenaerts, Filip – Childhood Education, 2021
Learning in a child's mother tongue is crucial for enhancing critical thinking, the skills to learn a second language, and literacy skills. Since 2009, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in Vietnam increased its focus on early childhood education through curriculum renovation, providing facilities and establishing teacher policies. Over…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Language Usage
Mourão, Sandie – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
Introducing English as a foreign language (FL) has become widespread in ECE in Europe, typified by initiatives involving specialist teachers of English visiting settings for short periods of time a week. This paper shares data from a study in Portugal that involved analyzing collaborative practices for evidence of approaches to integration in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Mastellotto, Lynn; Zanin, Renata – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
Purpose: Attempts to cultivate a multilingual mindset in education in South Tyrol find an obstacle in educational norms, structures and policies that divide students into linguistically distinct schools based on their self-identified main language. Education in the region is administered through three separate educational authorities --…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, German, Italian, School Districts
Kirsch, Claudine – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
Multilingual education is mandatory in early childhood education in several European countries. Scholars working in first, second and foreign language learning have shown the effectiveness of interaction-promoting and language-modelling strategies for language development. In addition, teachers in bilingual contexts have been translanguaging to…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Indo European Languages