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Fatma Ghailan, Bridget R. Schvarcz, & Raynira Tejada
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"THAT FILTER REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE MESSAGE": ENGAGING PRESERVICE TEACHERS IN CRITICAL ISSUES IN MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION THROUGH INSTAGRAM
Kevin M. Wong, New York University, New York, New York, USA
In the study discussed in this article, a teacher educator engaged preservice teachers in weekly Instagram posts with the purpose of raising student awareness and engagement in critical issues in multilingual education. Findings revealed that posting these images, captions, and hashtags personalized these issues and impacted students in three areas. Read More
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AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED: AN INQUIRY INTO EQUITY IN ONLINE LEARNING FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS IN TESOL
Shuzhan Li, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
The study discussed in this article investigates the experiences of international graduate students who are enrolled in online classes during their master of education studies in TESOL in the United States. Findings indicate that international students, as future ELT professionals, are missing important opportunities for their professional learning. Read More
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INCORPORATING DIGITAL SOCIAL READING PLATFORMS INTO LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION
Elif Burhan Horasanlı, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
This paper focuses on digital social reading platforms, which are also known as online collaborative reading tools. It first describes digital social platforms and their potential benefits. It also offers pedagogical implications on their incorporation into second and foreign language teacher education programs. Read More
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TEACHER EDUCATION MEETS EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)
Babak Khoshnevisan, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
This article calls for the incorporation of emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) in teacher education courses. To that end, the author introduces AR, frames the prominent issues of teacher education courses, and finally makes a case for the judicious inclusion of AR. Read More
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CREATING CURRICULAR UNITS WITH LANGUAGE IN MIND: MAKING USE OF BACKWARD DESIGN IN PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION
Khanh Bui & Nicole Siffrin, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
The purpose of this article is to illustrate how backward design is used to build curricular units in an elementary preservice teacher education course. In particular, the authors highlight how this approach helps preservice teachers focus on the language demands of their respective unit. Read More
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TURNING THE DREAM INTO REALITY: NURTURING THE CULTURE OF INCLUSION
Einas Albadawi Tarboush, the University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
This article focuses on the schooling experiences of Syrian refugee children living in the United States. Its primary aim is to shed light on a culturally specific immigrant-learning experience with the U.S. school system. This article illuminates the needs of refugee learners and shares possible teaching strategies for culturally specific learning communities. Read More
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