Study Abroad for Critical Multilingual Language Awareness Development in ESL and Bilingual Teacher Candidates

Autor/inn/en	Lindahl, Kristen; Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Baecher, Laura; Stewart, Mary Amanda
Titel	Study Abroad for Critical Multilingual Language Awareness Development in ESL and Bilingual Teacher Candidates
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 23 (2020) 4, (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; English Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Multilingualism; Cultural Awareness; Bilingual Teachers; Language Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Preservice Teachers; Experienced Teachers; Foreign Countries; Immersion Programs; Language Minorities; Program Design; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sprachverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Immersionsprogramm; Sprachminderheit; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Dominikanische Republik; Mexiko
Abstract	This article describes the ways in which study abroad experiences in international settings may help language teachers develop linguistic and cultural consciousness that ideally influence pedagogical practices in their home teaching contexts. Drawing upon the framework of critical multilingual awareness (CMLA; García, 2017), we describe three distinct study abroad programs designed to develop CMLA in pre- and in-service English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual educators. Findings indicate that, overall, participants in the three different programs demonstrated evidence of CMLA development with particular regard to awareness of language practices and sociopolitical contexts of language. We discuss how these projects, taken together, represent a unique focus for TESOL professionals engaged in international teaching experiences, and present considerations for those interested in designing and/or participating in such programs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	TESL-EJ. e-mail: editor@tesl-ej.org; Web site: http://tesl-ej.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01