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Shiri, Sonia – L2 Journal, 2023
Some of the simplest affordances of study abroad became unavailable when students stayed stateside because of the pandemic-induced disruptions to international travel. These ranged from touring city and historical/cultural landmarks, having spontaneous and chance interactions with locals, participating in the performance of traditions and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, COVID-19
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Frances Benavidez – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2024
For decades, the O'odham language has been in decline. But like many tribal nations, the Tohono O'odham are working to reclaim their language. Located on the campus of Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC), the center was founded in 2020 and is for all O'odham, including those from other O'odham speaking nations. Creating opportunities where the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Tribally Controlled Education, Native Language, Native Language Instruction
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Newcomer, Sarah N.; Collier, Lizabeth C. – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2015
Sharing the findings from two qualitative case studies, analyzed together, this article examines various ways educators, both elementary teachers and teacher educators, exercise agency in their interpretation and implementation of Arizona's model of Structured English Immersion (SEI), a 4-hour English Language Development (ELD) block, which…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Qualitative Research
Moore, Sarah C. K., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2014
This book traces the recent socio-historical trajectory of educational language policy in Arizona, the state with the most restrictive English-only implementation in the United States. Chapters, each representing a case study of policy-making in the state, include: (1) SEI in Arizona: Bastion for States' Rights (Karen E. Lillie and Sarah Catherine…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Language Planning, State Policy, English Only Movement
Markos, Amy Michele – Issues in Teacher Education, 2012
In this article, the author describes pre-service teachers' understandings of English language learners (ELLs) and the ways that their understandings evolved through participation in a Structured English Immersion (SEI) course. To provide the context of this study, the author begins with a brief review of recent policies in Arizona that affect the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reflective Teaching, English Language Learners
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Diniz de Figueiredo, Eduardo H.; Hammill, Matthew J.; Fredricks, Daisy E. – CATESOL Journal, 2011
This pilot study investigated the attitudes of preservice teachers at a major university in Arizona concerning the Structured English Immersion (SEI) program that is now being used with English language learners (ELLs). Using a survey, we examined how preservice teachers feel about potentially working with ELLs in this SEI context. We focused on…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Immersion Programs, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Surveys
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Olson, Kate; Jimenez-Silva, Margarita – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
This article focuses on the influence that Arizona's mandated Structured English Immersion endorsement policy has on preservice teachers' beliefs and attitudes toward English language learners. By utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry, our preliminary analysis showed "the campfire effect," which is to say that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Immersion Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Social Attitudes