Linking a Community-Based ESL Program with the MA TESOL Practicum Course: The Tale of a Program

Autor/inn/en	Kamhi-Stein, Lia D.; Jacob, Sharin Rawhiya; Herrera, Ana; Seaborne, Robert
Titel	Linking a Community-Based ESL Program with the MA TESOL Practicum Course: The Tale of a Program
Quelle	In: CATESOL Journal, 32 (2021) 1, S.160-171 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1535-0517
Schlagwörter	Community Programs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Masters Programs; Individualized Education Programs; Immigrants; Language Teachers; Practicums; Teacher Education Programs; Student Teachers; Program Design; Program Implementation; Outcomes of Education; Teacher Educators; Meetings; Adult Education; Educational Philosophy; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Meeting; Tagung; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Kalifornien
Abstract	Immigrant adults in the United States often have limited opportunities to learn English. To address this issue and to strengthen the preparation of future English language teachers, a practicum course offered in a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) program in California was modified to engage student teachers in the design and implementation of a community-based ESL program. This article describes how a teacher educator and three student teachers collaborated to design and implement the program; identifies the program's teaching philosophy, centered around the communicative approach; and discusses the program's learning outcomes, ranging from introducing oneself to participating in the Individualized Educational Plan meeting. As explained in the article, breaking down the walls that existed between the MA TESOL program and the community of students about whom the program theorized not only helped the ESL students the community-based program served, but it also strengthened the MA TESOL program as a whole. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01