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Adam Kaszuba; Callie Mady; Daniel Jarvis – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2024
In Canada, French as a second language (FSL) teachers have indicated a lack of professional learning opportunities adapted to their needs and interests. In order to support their ongoing development, more research is needed to study professional learning models that address their unique set of knowledge and skills, such as language proficiency,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Language Teachers, Faculty Development, Second Language Learning
James N. Corcoran; Kris Johnston; Julia Williams – TESL Canada Journal, 2023
A wide range of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs provide important support for international students enrolled in Canadian post-secondary contexts. While there has been a recent uptick in academic interest and research surrounding EAP programs in Canada, there has been relatively little work focused on understanding the practitioners…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Subrata Bhowmik; Marcia Kim – TESL Canada Journal, 2023
Writing is an important skill for children's academic success, underlining the need for effective ESL writing instruction in the elementary classroom. However, there is a paucity of research on elementary ESL writing instruction in Canada. Specifically, we have little understanding about the pedagogical practices in this context. To fill this gap,…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Spiliotopoulos, Valia; Wallace, Amanda; Ilieva, Roumi – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
This article discusses an innovation within one Canadian institution that focuses on linguistically responsive activities in an internationalized, Anglophone university. The study draws on recent research in applied linguistics that addresses language and content integration within disciplinary courses as an innovation. Drawing on Rogers' (1995)…
Descriptors: International Education, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
Nadia Delanoy; Jasmine El-Hacha; Monica Miller; Barbara Brown – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2024
In this design-based study, a flipped learning approach using audio-visual resources as prelearning activities was examined in grades 6, 7, and 9 with four teachers and 65 students over one school year. The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of a technology-enhanced pedagogy in science, math, and social studies. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Flipped Classroom, Audiovisual Aids, Learning Activities
Abbott, Marilyn L.; Lee, Kent K.; Rossiter, Marian J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2021
To enhance English as a second language (ESL) instructors' understanding and utilization of peer-reviewed research for professional learning and development, we facilitated the establishment of and supported professional reading groups in nine adult ESL programs. We examined the benefits and challenges experienced by the 76 participants over five…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Deng, Jun; Ranta, Leila – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2019
This article presents an investigation of L2 pragmatic development by a group of 19 Chinese EFL teachers who participated in a five-month program in Canada (SA group). A written discourse-completion task (WDCT) was administered to assess participants' pragmatic knowledge of how to make requests in English. They also completed a paper-based…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Study Abroad, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
Masson, Mimi; Kunnas, Marika; Boreland, Taylor; Prasad, Gail – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2022
Addressing race/racism and colonialism in French as a second language (FSL) education is essential to preparing culturally responsive teachers and meeting the Ministry mandate to teach students equitably and with respect. This article describes whether, and if so, how, candidates are being prepared to disrupt colonial ideologies and practices with…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rehner, Katherine; Lasan, Ivan; Popovich, Anne; Palta, Zehra – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
This study explores the impact of professional learning about the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) on second language (L2) teachers' classroom practice. Ninety self-selected French as a second language (FSL) teachers across Canada responded to an online survey about their planning,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development, Language Teachers
Kerekes, Julie; Rajendram, Shakina; Owoo, Mama Adjetey-Nii; Zhang, Yiran – TESL Canada Journal, 2022
Supporting Ontario's diverse multilingual learners (MLs) requires more than "just good teaching" (de Jong & Harper, 2005, p. 102). MLs' success is tied to specific teacher knowledge, attitudes, and pedagogical moves based on linguistically responsive teaching (Lucas & Villegas, 2013). This study investigated the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Student Diversity, Multilingualism
Susan Ballinger, Editor; Ruth Fielding, Editor; Diane J. Tedick, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book fills a large gap in our understanding of how to prepare teachers for the challenging but increasingly popular task of integrating content and language instruction. It brings together findings on content-based teacher education from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America in order to inform researchers and teacher educators and…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Kim, Mi Song; Xing, Xiaotong – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2019
Innovative literacy teaching and learning approaches have proved that multiliteracies enables teachers to work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. However, few studies have shed light on examining Chinese teachers' understanding and practices of multiliteracies in Canada. To respond to this challenge, this qualitative case…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Multiple Literacies, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Wernicke, Meike – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2017
Although a well-established domain of research in English language teaching, native-speaker ideologies have received little attention in French language education. This article reports on a study that examined the salience of "authentic French" in the identity construction of French as a second language (FSL) teachers in English-speaking…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, French, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
Takeuchi, Miwa Aoki – Cognition and Instruction, 2021
This study critically examines how the geopolitical configuration of identities, through the medium of the institutionalized label of "English language learners," can shape and constrain localized experiences for learners. An ethnographic video study was conducted in the context of a mathematics unit ("the transforming recess…
Descriptors: Classification, Self Concept, Ethnography, Video Technology
Structured English Immersion Programs: Research and Best Practices. Information Capsule. Volume 1611
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2017
This Information Capsule summarizes the research on Structured English Immersion (SEI) programs. Most school districts use either the SEI or Bilingual Education (BE) model to instruct elementary level English Language Learners (ELLs). In SEI programs, ELLs receive all or most of their instruction in English. BE programs provide instruction in two…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Elementary School Students, Bilingual Education, Program Effectiveness