Tensions and Possibilities in Fostering Critical Language Ideologies in Elementary Teacher Education

Autor/inn/en	Woodard, Rebecca; Rao, Arthi
Titel	Tensions and Possibilities in Fostering Critical Language Ideologies in Elementary Teacher Education
Quelle	In: Studying Teacher Education, 16 (2020) 2, S.183-203 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1742-5964
DOI	10.1080/17425964.2020.1742106
Schlagwörter	Language Attitudes; Teacher Education Programs; Elementary School Teachers; Correlation; Race; Power Structure; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Multilingualism; Critical Thinking; Teaching Methods; Curriculum Development; Teacher Educators; Teacher Attitudes; Urban Schools; College School Cooperation; Literacy; Language Usage; Second Languages; Standard Spoken Usage; Black Dialects + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Korrelation; Rasse; Abstammung; Schülerverhalten; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Kritisches Denken; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Sprachgebrauch; Second language; Zweitsprache; Gesprochene Sprache; Umgangssprache
Abstract	Teachers' language ideologies inform our assumptions about what counts as valued practices in schools. As teacher educators in an urban elementary education program, we aim to sustain youths' linguistic and cultural diversity, in part by cultivating a "critical" language ideology with teachers that explicitly acknowledges the relationship between language, power, and race. Drawing from a series of semi-structured interviews with three pre-service teachers over two years, we examined their developing critical language ideologies. Although all three pre-service teachers were making moves towards a critical language ideology, they also navigated multiple tensions, with: (1) the push-pull of a standard language ideology; (2) consistently positioning languages as resources; and (3) expanding positionings of multilingual students' reading abilities. In a process of reflexive self-study, we engaged with these tensions in order to critically reflect on and adapt our own curriculum and instruction. We conclude with suggestions for future research and invite dialogue among teacher educators, pre-service teachers, and practicing teachers about pedagogical challenges and promising approaches to fostering a critical language ideology. (As Provided).
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