ERIC Number: ED634373
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr-13
Pages: 19
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Every Teacher, a Bilingual Teacher: ESL and Mainstream Teachers Adopt Bi/Multilingual Ideologies and Practices
Stewart, Mandy; Babino, Alexandra; Munoz, Angeles; Lozada, Victor Antonio; Mojica, Zulma E.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL, Apr 13-16, 2023 and Virtual, May 4-5, 2023)
Many bi/multilingual students who speak low-incidence languages or at the secondary level have no access to bilingual education. This cross-case analysis draws from language ideologies, policymaking, and critical multilingual language awareness to understand how "non-bilingual" teachers can create multilingual classroom spaces. Findings from the five teachers (PreK-middle school) illustrate that language ideologies are instrumental in shaping classroom practices. The teachers showed emerging critical multilingual language awareness and began to view translanguaging as a mediator to critical thinking. As their ideologies shifted, so did their classroom practices. They created multilingual spaces through incorporating multilingual/multicultural texts, initiating family engagement, and positioning bi/multilingual students as language experts. This study illustrates innovative and equitable approaches to bilingual education for all students.
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Language Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Monolingualism, Ideology, Teacher Attitudes, Code Switching (Language), Translation, Bilingualism, Bilingual Education, Adoption (Ideas), English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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