As a home literacy researcher, I firmly believe that richer literacy classroom communities are built and that students are more motivated to learn when the literacies in the classroom connect with the literacies valued within students' homes and communities. For these reasons, my case study was situated within the context of a family literacy…

This case study is based on my research into the consequences of ableism in higher education and focuses on the postsecondary German-language classroom. For this project, I drew from my personal experiences of ableism as a disabled faculty member and educator and supported my experiences with relevant concepts from disability studies. This project…

This case study relates to my PhD research which I undertook at the University of Leeds between 1998 and 2003 to examine classroom interaction in second/foreign language classes. The aim was to analyze teacher and student talk to find out how communication takes place between a native speaker/non-native speaker teacher and limited proficiency…

This case discusses an embedded-multiple case study design applied in my PhD research. Its particularity, besides the method, is that it was placed in an international context investigating the use of movement and games in Modern Foreign Language (MFL) learning/teaching in inclusive educational contexts. Therefore, it provides information on…

This case is based on research conducted in the context of teacher education and training in Vietnam, which employed narrative inquiry in combination with a self-rated English language proficiency survey and semi-structured interviews to explore the perceptions of Vietnamese primary and secondary English as a foreign language teachers regarding…

In 2002, I began a PhD program in curriculum and instruction to study second language literacy development, with a particular interest in students who don't speak English as their first language. Having been an elementary classroom teacher and English as a Second Language specialist, I became increasingly interested in how state mandates regarding…

Based on the concept that language learning uses not only cognitive competencies but also attitudes about the language to be learned, self-concept, and group identity, the book examines psychosocial issues in the teaching of German to native French speakers in Switzerland. The first part discusses the psychosocial approach to second language…

A 1996-97 national survey of elementary and secondary schools investigated current patterns and shifts in foreign language enrollment, languages and programs offered, teaching methodologies, teacher qualifications and training, and reactions to national reform issues. An introductory section of the survey report offers background information on…