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Wasserberg, Martin J. – Multicultural Education, 2022
According to stereotype threat theory, the prospect of being judged in terms of a negative stereotype triggers underperformance (Steele, 1997; Steele & Aronson, 1995). Targets need not personally subscribe to the negative stereotype to be affected but must simply be aware that others may subscribe to it. The goal of this study was to…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Hispanic American Students, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners
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Garrone-Shufran, Stephanie – Multicultural Education, 2022
In this article, the author discusses the redesign of a final course in the graduate program sequence for English as a second language (ESL) teacher licensure, a course designed to address issues and trends in the field, to focus specifically on advocacy for English language learners (ELs)--both why it is necessary and how it can be enacted by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, English Language Learners, Advocacy
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Hones, Donald; Cendejas Ruiz, Alma; Aguilar, Nancy; Lopez Lara, Alma; Wenzel, Lilian – Multicultural Education, 2022
This article explores the fundamental role of teachers' lives as they work to create and maintain a small dual-language school. The Appleton Bilingual School (ABS) is chartered by the Appleton Area School District in northeast Wisconsin. ABS was established with the support of city and school district officials and has maintained that support…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Bilingual Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Sun, Lina – Multicultural Education, 2019
The field of teaching English to speakers of other languages took a "critical turn" during the 1990s (Kumaravadivelu, 2006), and many scholars have called for the inclusion of a critical perspective in the teaching of English as a second language and English as a foreign language (EFL). However, critical perspectives are still not a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Critical Literacy, Reading Instruction, Foreign Countries