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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"multilingual students"”.
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Creando Maestros Científicos: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Emergent Bi/Multilingual Students Science
… to address the educational needs of emergent bi/multilingual students. These are students of all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities who are learning a new language in addition to academic content. Current research suggests that teachers take a culturally relevant approach to teaching their …
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GATEKEEPERS TO THE THIRD SPACE: AUTHORITY, AGENCY, AND LANGUAGE HIERARCHY IN FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION
… examines writing conference interactions between multilingual students and first-year composition instructors in order to understand the co-construction of instructor authority and student agency in discussions of academic writing. Multilingual approaches to first-year writing assert that inviting …
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An Investigation of Practices, Resources, and Challenges in Mathematical Word Problem Solving among Swahili-speaking African High School Bi-/Multilingual Students in the United States
… the Africa Swahili-speaking refugee high school students in the United States. Specifically, I investigated the language practices and linguistic resources the participants used during MWPS, as well as the linguistic challenges they faced. I also explored the mathematics practices and …
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Supporting Emerging Multilingual Newcomer Students and their Teachers in California Public High Schools
<p>This study focuses supporting emerging multilingual <em>newcomer </em>students and their teachers. The study examines research regarding deficit mindset that has led to student labels that perpetuate negative school and teacher views of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Additional …
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Practical recommendations for composition instructors based on a review of the literature surrounding ESL and identity
<p>As more multilingual students begin to enter mainstream composition courses, the need for training composition instructors in techniques for helping these students increases. Many instructors feel they lack adequate training. In addition, while linguistic issues do arise for multilingual …
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Translanguaging About, With, and Through Code and Computing: Emergent Bi/multilingual Middle Schoolers Forging Computational Literacies
… and language practices of emergent bi/multilingual K-12 students and use that knowledge to drive equitable pedagogical and programmatic approaches. But little is known about how emergent bi/multilingual students — a growing population that school systems have often viewed with …
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When stories mirror identity: exploring the social and emotional response of Arab students to a culturally relevant text
… research study explores how Arabic multilingual students from the Levant region experienced a culturally relevant text (CRT) that reflected their cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop’s (1990) theory of how books can be mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors …
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Teaching the biography of Peal S. Buck: developing collaborative reading strategies for multilingual writers
… strategies in English 112: Composition for Multilingual Students. As Kenneth Bruffee (1984; 1991), Margaret Mount (2014), Chiu-Hsin Lin (2007) and others have determined, there are many challenges English language learners face when reading college-level texts. This study sought to determine …
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Exploring translanguaging and collaborative talk during group work in an entrepreneurship classroom at a TVET college
South African multilingual Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students encounter officially monolingual English environments in content-focused classrooms like entrepreneurship. However, in unofficial settings, they use their entire linguistic repertoire, switching and mixing …
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Capstone Thesis
… addresses the ongoing challenge of supporting multilingual learners (MLs) in high school global history classrooms, where complex writing demands often exceed the language development supports available. Grounded in sociocultural theory, SIOP Model, and Cummins’ BICS/CALP framework, this …
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Learning mathematics in a Turkish-English bilingual after school club
… school. It investigates and analyses bilingual/multilingual students’ naturally occurring language use during classroom activities and explores students’ strategies while tackling mathematical tasks. It examines how learners construct a collaborative bilingual learning environment and form a …
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(Re)Imagining Linguistic Justice Through Pláticas: Dual Language Educators’ Perspectives on Restorative Practices
… linguistic hierarchies while empowering multilingual students and families. By analyzing educators' reflections, this dissertation offers co-constructed, actionable solutions for disrupting the oppressive structures that persist in dual language programs (García, 2009; Paris, 2012). …
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Flerspråkiga elevers läsförståelse på svenska. Om lässtrategier och läsutveckling på mellanstadiet
… significance of reading strategies in developing multilingual middle-school students’ Swedish reading comprehension. Reading strategies are considered from teaching, reading development and individual perspectives, and this compilation thesis comprises an introductory chapter and three articles. …
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Narratives of Latina Teacher Candidates on Subtractive Schooling Experiences and Their Language Identity
… long impacted the language identities of Latinx students. Despite being raised in multilingual environments, many are schooled in systems that devalue their home languages and prioritize English-only instruction. This study explored how these dynamics influenced Latina teacher candidates’ …
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From surviving to thriving and from equity to excellence : cultivating responsive practices, personalized approaches and adaptive platforms for online graduate multilingual learners
… study investigated the experiences of multilingual learners (MLLs) in online graduate education programs, with a specific focus on identifying culturally responsive teaching practices, personalization approaches, and platform adaptations that facilitate their success. As online …
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Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Practices in Early Literacy Classrooms: A Qualitative Case Study of Two Kindergarten Classrooms
<p>Students who attend school possess their own “funds of knowledge” from their home life and prior experiences (Moll et al., 1992). Yet, learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are not viewed from a strengths-based perspective but rather a deficit perspective. The deficit …
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Improving Second Language Learning Through Performance-Based Assessment Practices
… and school accountability in the United States. Multilingual learners are a vulnerable population with more testing and accountability requirements than mainstream students. Not only are they required to learn a second language, but they are also assessed within the same standardized testing …
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Self Portraits: How The Arts May Be the Key to Equitable And Authentic Engagement For Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Student Populations
… searching for ways to meet the needs of their students. The linguistic and cultural resources our students bring are a tremendous asset, yet our country has not been able to fully realize the potential of a diverse population. While multilingual students are often perceived to lack background …
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Stories of California Mini-Corps Tutors: Exploring the Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Early Preservice Teachers
… EPSTs’ perspectives as they move from being multilingual students educated in English-only environments to future credential program students and bilingual teachers. This critical qualitative case study examined this process as students engaged in school-based fieldwork through the California …
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