ERIC Number: EJ1428943
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1931-3152
EISSN: EISSN-1931-3160
"The Best Way to Get to Know a Student Is to Know Their Community": Fostering Pre-Service Teachers' Critical Multilingual Language Awareness through Linguistic Community Walks
International Multilingual Research Journal, v18 n3 p232-253 2024
This study sought to investigate the impact of an English as a second language methodology course in which we asked pre-service teachers (PSTs) to visit the communities served by their field placement schools for their mentored teaching practices in a linguistic community walk project. We aimed to understand the impact of a linguistic community walk project on PSTs' understanding of the existing disparities in access to community resources for people from different linguistic backgrounds, and how this experience impacts their pedagogical orientations to support the teaching and learning of emergent multilingual learners. Drawing on the theory of critical multilingual language awareness, we observed the impact of the linguistic community walk project on PSTs' language ideologies and envisioned pedagogy. Findings suggest that PSTs' involvement in the project heightened their awareness of the importance of utilization of authentic and culturally relevant materials and resources in their classrooms. Additionally, the project helped PSTs move away from monolingual ideologies by critically reflecting on the marginalization of minoritized communities in community spaces, indicating a wider potential of the approach for teacher education programs.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Culturally Relevant Education, Multilingualism, Field Experience Programs, Metalinguistics, Cultural Awareness, Community Resources, Authentic Learning
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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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