ERIC Number: EJ1390756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 29
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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.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Classroom Communication, Decision Making, State Universities, Accuracy, Policy Formation, Bilingual Education, Spanish, English (Second Language), English, Preservice Teachers, Educational Policy, Measures (Individuals), Masters Programs, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs
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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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