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ERIC Number: EJ1390756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1931-3152
EISSN: EISSN-1931-3160
Teacher Beliefs about Multilingual Learners: How Language Ideologies Shape Teachers' Hypothetical Policymaking
Bernstein, Katie A.; Anderson, Kate T.; Close, Kevin; Rodriguez Martinez, Sara
International Multilingual Research Journal, v17 n3 p191-219 2023
Teachers' language ideologies shape their classroom language policy-making, which in turn shapes students' opportunities to learn. Attention to language ideologies is therefore critical for teacher educators who seek to support pre- and in-service teachers in becoming pro-multilingual policymakers. This mixed methods, survey-based study explores the language ideologies and hypothetical policy-making of 134 pre- and in-service teachers at a large public university in Arizona. It employs decision tree models to examine connections between participants' demographics, their language ideologies, and their hypothetical policymaking around Spanish-English dual-language bilingual education (DLBE). Findings show intersections between current and future educators': (a) contextualized experiences, (b) ability to discuss DLBE accurately (without misunderstandings), and (c) ability to engage concretely with details of hypothetical policy making around DLBE. The study offers a unique vantage point from which to consider how pre- and in-service teacher education can inform teachers' accurate understandings of DLBE/multilingualism, language ideological stances, and stances toward linguistic diversity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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