Children typically learn by attending to other people. Autism traits may impact access to social stimuli fundamental to early learning, increasing children's likelihood of a learning disability. Recent reports have highlighted that Autistic children from minority backgrounds have a higher likelihood of co-occurring intellectual disability. This…

While many children grow up in linguistically and symbolically diverse communities, it is still rare that they encounter an early educational experience adapted to the complexities of their everyday communicational reality. This paper takes an ecological and multimodal approach to a preschool's book project in a multilingual community. The study…

Dual language learners are often underidentified for having language delays and may not receive services in their caregiver's primary language. This study explored how the language used during evaluations influenced the effectiveness of a brief intervention for children with mild language delays. By examining whether evaluation language impacts…

Background: The usage of dialects in South African classrooms is prohibited, and this puts dialectal learners at a disadvantage. To address challenges faced by dialectal learners, this article explores the use of Khelovedu as a dialect through the translingual approach. Aim: The article aims to explore the instances of translanguaging in the…

A large body of scholarship focuses on how to prepare White teachers to teach students of Color and guide them to make sense of their Whiteness. Using testimonio, this article adds diversity to teacher preparation literature and makes space for Kelly, a Mexican American preservice generalist teacher, to share her story. In particular, I highlight…

As Australia's population becomes increasingly diverse, this paper examines how adult education can foster belonging, community, and empowerment for CALD learners -- a critical issue with broad societal implications. While Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) adult education aims to empower learners, this paper uncovers the complex…

Native language (L1) attrition is ubiquitous in modern globalized society, but its cognitive/psycholinguistic mechanisms are poorly understood. We investigated lexico-semantic L1 attrition in L1 Russian immigrants in Israel, who predominantly use their second language (L2), Hebrew, in daily life. We included Russian monolinguals as a control…

International travel is still commonly touted as one of the most effective tools for language learning, yet it remains an elusive activity for those without a certain amount of economic or legal privilege. Although physical return to the home country is not always possible for refugees and their families--even one or more generation after…

Objective/Research Questions: Extending Garcia's notion of "servingness," our study explored the prevalence and usability of artificially intelligent (AI) chatbots within all 234 HSI community colleges according to the most recent HACU list. The research questions for our study are: (a) Do HSI community colleges embed artificial…

This study examines critical language-related events (CLREs) experienced by 28 teacher candidates (TCs) from various content areas at a US Hispanic-serving institution, employing a critical reflection framework. Through narrative inquiry, it examines how these events shape TCs' worldviews and behaviors about language use, language learning, and…

While much effort has been devoted to the analysis of moves and hedging devices in research articles and graduate-level dissertation abstracts, little work has been done on the research paper abstracts of Thai EFL English-majored undergraduates. This research aimed to analyze the move structure and use of hedges in each of the identified moves in…

This study examined how beginner teachers integrate language teaching into content subjects after their initial teacher education (ITE). Grounded in a blend of pedagogical theories, sociocultural perspectives, and reflective practice frameworks, it examined the experiences of 10 participants from a previous 2021 study when they were pre-service…

This study examines teachers' emotions within minority primary schools. While previous research on teachers' emotions frames them as narratively constructed and shaped by ideological forces, it often overlooks the unique impact of minority school contexts. The role of power and status dynamics in shaping teachers' emotions within such educational…

The post-apartheid era saw the South African government introduce a range of policies for building an inclusive education system. "Inclusive Education in South African Further and Higher Education" provides a historical overview of the evolution of inclusive education, alongside the emergence of concepts such as of equity and access,…

The term "Latinx" has sparked considerable debate in recent years. This article examines the adoption of the letter "x" in "Latinx" and the language debates this has created. It delves into how this gender-neutral term intersects with and informs our understanding of nonbinary and transgender identities. The…