Arizona Elementary Teachers' Attitudes toward English Language Learners and the Use of Spanish in Classroom Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Garcia-Nevarez, Ana G.; Stafford, Mary E.; Arias, Beatriz
Titel	Arizona Elementary Teachers' Attitudes toward English Language Learners and the Use of Spanish in Classroom Instruction
Quelle	In: Bilingual Research Journal, 29 (2005) 2, S.295-317 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-5882
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Spanish Speaking; English (Second Language); Language of Instruction; Classroom Techniques; Second Language Learning; English Teachers; Bilingual Teachers; Teacher Certification; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Experience; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Klassenführung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English language lessons; Englischunterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	This study focused on the attitudes that elementary teachers have toward their English language learner (ELL) students' native languages (e.g., Spanish) and their use in instruction. A 27-item Likert-scale survey was administered to 152 first- through fourth-grade teachers from five school districts in Maricopa County, Arizona. These school districts have a large number of schools with students learning English as a second language. The researchers found that teachers' attitudes toward their ELL students differ significantly with the type of certification or endorsement they hold. The bilingual-certified teachers were more supportive of their ELL students using their native language in the classroom than were traditional and English as a Second Language-certified teachers. In contrast to previous studies, the researchers found that the more years a teacher taught, the more his or her attitude became negative toward his or her students' native language. Implications for training of bilingual teachers are discussed. (Contains 6 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	National Association for Bilingual Education. 1030 15th Street NW, Suite 470, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-898-1829; Fax: 202-789-2866; E-mail: nabe@nabe.org; Web site: http://www.nabe.org/publications.html.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10