Download or read book Identity and the Young English Language Learner written by Elaine Mellen Day and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This longitudinal, ethnographic case study examines the language socialization experiences of Hari, a Punjabi-speaking English language learner integrated in a mainstream kindergarten classroom in an urban area of British Columbia, Canada. The study uses sociocultural and critical/poststructural theoretical perspectives to explore the intimate connection between learning, identity and social membership in Hari's learning path. The book highlights the political and affective dynamics of classroom relationships and their unconscious as well as conscious dimensions and should be of interest to all researchers, students, and educators involved with minority language children in educational contexts.
Download or read book Identity and the Young English Language Learner written by Elaine Mellen Day and published by Clevedon [England] : Multilingual Matters Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Day (education, Simon Fraser U.) reports the findings from an ethnographic project that followed two cohorts of English language learners in mainstream Canadian primary classrooms from kindergarten through second grade to document classroom activities and practices, and how these create possibilities for engaging in particular kinds of conversations. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Identity and Second Language Learning written by Miguel Mantero and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of “identity” and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded the notions of community, instructors and students, language immersion and study abroad, pop culture and music, religion, code switching, and media. The chapters reflect the efforts of contributors from Canada, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States who performed their research in the countries just mentioned and in other regions around the world. Because of this, this volume truly offers an international perspective.
Download or read book Identity and Language Learning written by Bonny Norton and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identity and Language Learning draws on a longitudinal case study of immigrant women in Canada to develop new ideas about identity, investment, and imagined communities in the field of language learning and teaching. Bonny Norton demonstrates that a poststructuralist conception of identity as multiple, a site of struggle, and subject to change across time and place is highly productive for understanding language learning. Her sociological construct of investment is an important complement to psychological theories of motivation. The implications for language teaching and teacher education are profound. Now including a new, comprehensive Introduction as well as an Afterword by Claire Kramsch, this second edition addresses the following central questions: - Under what conditions do language learners speak, listen, read and write? - How are relations of power implicated in the negotiation of identity? - How can teachers address the investments and imagined identities of learners? The book integrates research, theory, and classroom practice, and is essential reading for students, teachers and researchers in the fields of language learning and teaching, TESOL, applied linguistics and literacy.
Download or read book Identity and the English Language Learner written by Elaine Mellen Day and published by . This book was released on with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This longitudinal, ethnographic case study examines the language socialization experiences of Hari, a Punjabi-speaking English language learner integrated in a mainstream kindergarten classroom in an urban area of British Columbia, Canada. The study uses sociocultural and critical/poststructural theoretical perspectives to explore the intimate connection between learning, identity and social membership in Hari's learning path. The book highlights the political and affective dynamics of classroom relationships and their unconscious as well as conscious dimensions and should be of interest to all researchers, students, and educators involved with minority language children in educational contexts.
Download or read book Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students written by Eda Basak Hanci-Azizoglu and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This edited book provides a foundation as to why writing as an independent discipline should be in progress, what sort of theoretical and practical implications should be in place for second language writers, and in what ways it can be possible to provide futuristic and linguistic perspectives on teaching writing to speakers of other languages"--
Download or read book Identity Texts written by Jim Cummins and published by Trentham Books Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Cummins is Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
Download or read book English Learners Identity Formation and School Learning written by Megan Byrne and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Language Learner (ELL) population is increasing in the United States. Thus, the demand to understand the unique ways in which ELLs learn has become vital to the education system. It is no longer acceptable to thrust ELLs into a self-help environment and it is no longer conceivable to ignore the value of language and culture. In an attempt to seek better teaching methods for ELLs, I first frame language on the world context for ELLs. Language bias, linguistic imperialism, and dialect stereotype are three notions that ooze into the classroom context and may cause ELLs to understand English in a particular way as well as marginalize their language and culture. Next, I investigate some of the individualized ways in which multiethnic and multilingual adolescents form their identities based on their unique experiences. Identity development affects student learning in a variety of ways when students are dealing with social repercussions of ethnic identities, intersectionality, and imagined communities. After discussing the ELL identity, I describe the ways in which teacher attitude and pedagogy can affect student identity development and thus student achievement. Discrimination, privilege, and ethnocentrism are factors in identity development and may negatively affect the way students react and cope in a classroom. Next, I interview some middle-school ESL students in order to gain insight into authentic experiences. The data revealed clear connections between teacher mindset, school culture, and student attitude on learning. Finally, I conclude that there are several strategies that teachers can begin to adapt that will improve the ELL experience in school. Teachers can improve their classroom tremendously by validating students outside of the classroom, using culture as a resource, teaching language through content, involving parents, and seeking professional development. Then, ELLs can form positive self-identities and have an excellent education.
Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition written by Julia Herschensohn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is language and how can we investigate its acquisition by children or adults? What perspectives exist from which to view acquisition? What internal constraints and external factors shape acquisition? What are the properties of interlanguage systems? This comprehensive 31-chapter handbook is an authoritative survey of second language acquisition (SLA). Its multi-perspective synopsis on recent developments in SLA research provides significant contributions by established experts and widely recognized younger talent. It covers cutting edge and emerging areas of enquiry not treated elsewhere in a single handbook, including third language acquisition, electronic communication, incomplete first language acquisition, alphabetic literacy and SLA, affect and the brain, discourse and identity. Written to be accessible to newcomers as well as experienced scholars of SLA, the Handbook is organised into six thematic sections, each with an editor-written introduction.
Download or read book Dual Language Education written by Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.
Download or read book Supporting Cultural Identity in Language Acquisition of Early English Language Learners written by Delrose Smith-Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding cultural elements is as important as understanding language. It is a known fact that early childhood age is the most suitable time to start second language learning. The learning of another language provides the most effective tool for penetrating the barrier of a single language and a a single culture. As a result, this study is intended to discuss how teachers can support culture in the language acquisition of early ELLs. Notably, Shepard (2004) stated that teachers as social beings construct the world of teaching and learning according to their values and dispositions. With that in mind this study attempts to provide regular education teachers with research-based evidence of strategies and activities that will help ELLs in their language acquisition. The relationship between language and culture will also be pointed out, thus, providing teachers with initial steps for accommodating English language learners (ELLs) in their classrooms and providing a culturally responsive environment that caters to the needs of the diverse learners. Additionally, strategies for supporting and integrating culture in language acquisition in the classroom will be described. The study recommended that teachers of ELLs should support culture in the language learning and development of the learners.
Download or read book Identity and Language Learning written by Bonny Norton and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks at the process of learning a second language and in particular how changing identities of the learner effect this process. The text considers how language teachers can address the complex histories of language learners by integrating research, theory and classroom practice.
Download or read book Educating English Language Learners written by Fred Genesee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a review of scientific research on the learning outcomes of students with limited or no proficiency in English in U.S. schools. Research on students in kindergarten to grade 12 is reviewed. The primary chapters of the book focus on these students' acquisition of oral language skills in English, their development of literacy (reading & writing) skills in English, instructional issues in teaching literacy, and achievement in academic domains (i.e., mathematics, science, and reading). The reviews and analyses of the research are relatively technical with a focus on research quality, design characteristics, and statistical analyses. The book provides a set of summary tables that give details about each study, including full references, characteristics of the students in the research, assessment tools and procedures, and results. A concluding chapter summarizes the major issues discussed and makes recommendations about particular areas that need further research.
Download or read book Studies in Immersion Education written by Elaine Mellen Day and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1996 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a unique collection of research studies on French Immersion conducted from the authors' base as a research team in British Columbia, Canada. It serves as an important resource for educators and policymakers interested in the impact of immersion on educational policy, student outcomes, second language curriculum, and teacher education." "Section I documents the authors' experiences in developing a systematic approach to evaluation and assessment of French immersion programs. Section II includes studies on important curricular and instructional considerations for immersion education, and Section III addresses teacher education and professional development, including in-depth case studies of immersion teacher education programs and immersion teachers' perspectives on their role and needs for support and improvement. A final chapter contains concluding comments and future directions for immersion programs." "Immersion has grown significantly not only in Canada but also worldwide. This collection of research studies will be informative to those involved in intensive second language education internationally."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Identity Safe Classrooms written by Dorothy M. Steele and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practitioner-focused guide to creating identity-safe classrooms presents four categories of core instructional practices: Child-centered teaching ; Classroom relationships ; Caring environments ; Cultivating diversity. The book presents a set of strategies that can be implemented immediately by teachers. It includes a wealth of vignettes taken from identity-safe classrooms as well as reflective exercises that can be completed by individual teachers or teacher teams.
Download or read book Spotlight on Young Children written by Meghan Dombrink-Green and published by Spotlight on Young Children. This book was released on 2015 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers practical ways to support young dual language learners and their families. Addresses communicating, using technology, pairing children, and more.
