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Bustamante, Carolina – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
The topic of this study is professional development (PD) on Web 2.0 technologies for foreign language teachers and integration of these tools into the language classroom. This research explored the experiences of eighteen teachers of Spanish in grades 7-12 from both rural and urban areas in Nebraska, United States, who participated in a…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
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Sierk, Jessica; Catalano, Theresa – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2020
Increased mobility due to globalization and other geopolitical shifts has changed school demographics worldwide. In the Midwest, much of this new immigrant population is Spanish-speaking and in need of language support. Consequently, schools play an important role in responding to the New Latino Diaspora. In this paper, we describe how unconscious…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Global Approach, Student Diversity, Immigrants
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Quadros, Sabrina; Sarroub, Loukia K. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2016
The lack of research about the Karen, one of 135 ethnic groups from Myanmar limits literacy educators charged with educating this refugee population in public schools. In this case study the authors explore the literacy practices of Karen families when at school and in their homes and within an ESL family literacy program. The case of these…
Descriptors: Refugees, Memorization, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
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Bruning, Roger; Flowerday, Terri; Trayer, Marie – Foreign Language Annals, 1999
Examined beliefs of Nebraska foreign language teachers who were involved in the Nebraska foreign language standards frameworks project about foreign language teaching and learning as they related to the processes of standards development. Results indicated that increases in teaching efficacy, professional advocacy, and standards-based conceptions…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Di Donato, Robert, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy A., Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2004
The title, "Making Connections: From the Classroom to the World Beyond", underscores one of the basic principles of language teaching echoed in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) "Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century". Teachers are constantly making connections in their…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Majors (Students), Portfolios (Background Materials)