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Shufflebarger, Amanda – L2 Journal, 2021
This study draws upon Mindful L2 Teacher Education (Johnson & Golombek, 2016) to explore how volunteer community tutors of adult English as a Second Language (ESL) conceptualize and enact their roles as creative teachers. Through three case studies, I explore community language teachers' preunderstandings, contradictions, and growth points.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Volunteers
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Acosta, Sandra T.; Chen, Xuewei; Goltz, Heather; Goodson, Patricia; Padrón, Yolanda – Urban Education, 2021
This case study examined action research conducted by bilingual education teachers in urban schools as a tool for progressing from novice-to-expert teachers. We described a longitudinal study across four cohorts of first-year bilingual education teachers as action researchers (n = 9). The study investigated the following: (1) how school leaders…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Action Research, Bilingual Education Programs, Urban Schools
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Norris, Lindy; Coutas, Penelope – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2014
The rhetoric around global connectedness and advances in information communication technologies (ICTs) suggests that: Professional life for the marginalised and isolated language teacher should be easier; the experience of language learners in Australian schools should be more meaningful and bring them closer to the languages and communities that…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Professional Isolation