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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Nikki Ashcraft, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| DOES AUSTRALIA TEACH TO THE MIDDLE? |
| Sally Ashton-Hay, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia |
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This article explores student voice related to a cultural
teaching “quality” that international postgraduates found missing in
Australian higher education. Instead of focusing on the top students,
Australian cross-cultural educators seemed to focus more on an average
middle. Ultimately, culturally inclusive teaching practice has the
potential to model engagement and improve results for ELLs in any
country or institution. Read More |
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| MEETING CHALLENGES IN TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES |
| Robert Wachman, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, General Santos, Philippines |
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The opportunity for the author to teach a class in ESL teacher
education in the Philippines came with major challenges: little time to
prepare, classes only once a week, and no textbooks for students. This
article relates these challenges and the assistance that was found by
using the Internet and the suggestions for free materials solicited from
some generous people. Read More |
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| CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS: PARADOXES, PERSPECTIVES, AND BEST PRACTICES |
| Ray Bennett, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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In this article, the author shines a modest, ethnographic light on
English language teacher professional development. It is felt that this
development is distinguished by a series of paradoxes—the exploration of
which can usefully lead to perspectives gained and to production of
best practices for such work. Read More |
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| FROM SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LEARNERS TO TEACHER MENTORS: HOW A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DOUBLES ITS EFFECT IN RURAL SCHOOLS |
| Liliana Grosso Richins & Holly Hansen-Thomas, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, USA |
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This article describes the mentoring component of a professional
development project for upper elementary and secondary mathematics and
science teachers of ELs in rural schools. Benefits mentioned by
participating teachers and their mentees include the new
conceptualization of mentoring as a cocollaborative effort and the
content teacher becoming a “language teacher.” Read More |
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