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Noe Alexander Turcios – ProQuest LLC, 2024
American Sign Language (ASL) courses in U.S. higher education often inadequately incorporate multicultural content, with many educators lacking knowledge of multiculturalism and relevant cultural resources. The purpose of this study was the exploration of ASL educators' perspectives on the incorporation of multicultural content in ASL classrooms…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Language Teachers, Higher Education, Cultural Awareness
Seyma Toker Bradshaw – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Second language (L2) teaching and learning to become a L2 teacher are charged with emotional work, which is inextricably connected to L2 teacher identity and agency (Kayi-Aydar, 2019). Research on the emotion labor of in-service L2 teachers (e.g., Benesch, 2018; Gkonou & Miller, 2020; Nazari & Karimpour, 2022) and L2 teacher identity…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Xi Li – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study explores the effectiveness of current teacher preparation program that prepare dual language immersion teachers and identifies effective professional development training approach for teachers under the layer of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogical practices. Through a qualitative phenomenology approach that includes…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Chinese, Immersion Programs
Han, Yu Jung – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) has observed how interest-driven extramural English (EE), an outside-of-classroom engagement with English (Sundqvist, 2009), can facilitate language development. Research supports the potential EE has when brought into formal English language teaching (ELT) settings; However,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learner Engagement
Speece, Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Immersion programs face a variety of challenges that are common to the field, such as lack of materials appropriate for students' language abilities, assessment, teacher recruitment and retention, balancing content and language, and relevant, high quality professional development for teachers. However, within specific micro-contexts, other issues…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Faculty Development, Teacher Role, Spanish
Kidwell, Tabitha – ProQuest LLC, 2019
English teachers must be prepared to attend to the intercultural aspects of language learning. In Indonesia, this challenge is compounded by education policies that also require teachers to sustain Indonesian cultural values. Without explicit preparation or guidance, these two expectations could be quite challenging to novice teachers. The…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Smith-Justice, Ella M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed-methods study explores the self-efficacy beliefs of foreign language teachers in central Appalachia, which encompasses eastern Kentucky, north-central Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and southwestern West Virginia. The participants in this study are high school foreign language teachers in the region; 81 participants completed an…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Platt, Heidi Halligan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined how ESOL teachers working with grades K-6 th provide ESOL services in the general education classroom. ESOL teachers were asked to describe and define their roles and provide examples of different language development activities. In addition, the perceptions and overall experiences of the ESOL teachers were analyzed. A basic…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
Song, Jihyun – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study explored Kansas pre-service ESOL endorsement seekers' knowledge and preparedness in creating lessons driven by Kansas English language proficiency standards. It elucidated the extent to which Kansas pre-service teachers consider Kansas English language proficiency (ELP) standards in their lessons, how well prepared they perceive they…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Lesson Plans
Park, Eun Young – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study attempts to identify the specific professional needs of pre-service English immersion teachers in Korea in order to establish key components of English immersion teacher preparation programs. As an alternative approach of English language education, immersion instruction has been employed by a number of private and public schools in…
Descriptors: Asians, Immersion Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning