ERIC Number: EJ1406190
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-8416
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7565
The Emergence of Critical Multilingual Language Awareness in Teacher Education: The Role of Experience and Coursework
Koen Van Gorp; Peter I. De Costa; Christina M. Ponzio; Hima Rawal; Lee Her; Mingzhu Deng
Language Awareness, v32 n4 p662-689 2023
To better prepare future teachers for an increasingly linguistically diverse student population, teacher education programs have integrated critical language awareness frameworks into their coursework. However, research on the influence of such coursework on teachers' critical multilingual awareness is scarce. Given the importance of developing teachers' critical multilingual language awareness (CMLA), this case study explores the impact of experience and course work on a novice language teacher educator and a pre-service teacher's emerging CMLA at a large Midwestern U.S. university. It gauges teachers' evolving awareness of the five CMLA domains (cognitive, social, affective, performance and power), with a particular focus on the power domain. Based on an iterative and recursive qualitative analysis of interview and course artifact data, this study shows that teachers are able to develop CMLA through coursework, especially if they are able to link it to personal experiences. Furthermore, a deep understanding of the power domain of language builds on: (1) an awareness of the other domains of CMLA--in particular the affective and social domains--and (2) the ways these domains impact English learners' equitable access to educational opportunities.
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Metalinguistics, Student Diversity, Beginning Teachers, Language Teachers, Teacher Educators, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education Programs, English (Second Language), Equal Education, Access to Education, Educational Opportunities, Code Switching (Language), Practicums
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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