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Torpsten, Ann-Christin – Multicultural Perspectives, 2018
The overarching aim of this article is to investigate perceptions regarding linguistic potential and language competence in relation to translanguaging strategies. The data presented consists of classroom activities, texts, and pictures produced by eleven-year-old pupils and their teacher in a multilingual classroom context. The pupils have…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
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Hertzog, Lisa – Multicultural Perspectives, 2011
In this article the author explores the seeming contradictions between the successful teaching practices of an English as a Second Language teacher and the deficit beliefs she expressed toward her students' home languages and cultures. This teacher believed her students were smart and capable, and she held herself accountable for her students…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction