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Download full textMacGregor-Mendoza, Patricia – Dimension, 2020
Traditionally, the curriculum guiding many language programs has centered on the teaching of a "foreign" language to an audience of primarily second language learners (e.g. del Valle, 2014). Such a philosophy has relied on the belief in the existence of a single linguistic standard and an idealized community of native speakers from other…
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Language, Spanish Speaking, Second Language Programs
Glynn, Cassandra; Wassell, Beth – Dimension, 2018
In this paper, we draw on the current literature to argue that access to world language study for students from minoritized groups, students from under-resourced schools, and students with disabilities is a significant social justice issue. This inequitable access is exacerbated by three key issues: the devaluation of students' languages and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Minority Groups, Disabilities, Second Language Learning
Direct linkMalsbary, Christine – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2014
This article presents a critical race theory analysis of teachers' and students' language policy negotiation. It draws on an ethnographic study in a high-school English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Results demonstrate how race-language processes create conditions that traumatize immigrant and bilingual youth of color through…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Critical Theory, Race, Teaching Methods
Chiatoh, Blasius Agha-ah – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
Although multilingualism is the norm in Africa the degree of linguistic complexity varies from one specific national context to another. While some countries are highly multilingual, others have fairly few languages. Similarly, whereas in some countries a good number of languages enjoy majority status; in others, we have a myriad of primarily…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Native Language, Native Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Lehto, Marja-Liisa; Maijala, Minna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Since Finnish is not an Indo-European language, studying foreign languages in general and then also studying special fields through the medium of foreign languages may provide an extra difficulty for Finnish students. Most university language centres in Finland have organized reading comprehension courses in several foreign languages for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Folinsbee, Sue – Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2007
This discussion paper is part of a larger Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL) project entitled "Linkages: Connecting Literacy and English as a Second Language" (ESL). The goal of the overall project is for MCL to work with national organizations that support the ESL/Settlement and literacy fields to identify common issues and concerns…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Adult Literacy, Research
