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Banes, Leslie C.; Houk, Julia G.; Athanases, Steven Z.; Sanchez, Sergio L. – Teachers College Record, 2023
Background: Classroom discourse featuring meaning making supports students achieving discipline-specific learning. However, moving beyond recitation requires developing beliefs, skills, structures, and practices. Any theorizing we do about developing discussion practice must attend to realities of culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms.…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Teachers, English Instruction, Language Arts
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Athanases, Steven Z.; Banes, Leslie C.; Wong, Joanna W. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2015
Bilingual prospective teachers of color may possess experiences and knowledge particularly suitable for teaching linguistically diverse students but may need guidance and support to leverage such resources for teaching. In a class of 76 undergraduates, with a focus on bilingual students of color intending to teach, this study used self-reflexive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Minority Group Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Poreba, Janine – CATESOL Journal, 2010
Past studies in language teaching have addressed the issue of whether the benefits of formal instruction outweigh those of naturalistic instruction, or vice versa. This study examined 1 aspect of naturalistic instruction closely: the conversation partnership. There were 3 conversation partnerships (English/Mandarin, English/Arabic, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Semitic Languages, Mandarin Chinese