Helping Preservice Content-Area Teachers Relate to English Language Learners: An Investigation of Attitudes and Beliefs
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In the United States and Canada, as in many other countries, it has become common for teachers not specifically trained in English as a second language (ESL) to have immigrant and minority language students in their classrooms. These students, who are generally learning English along with the culture of their new countries, present many challenges for their teachers, who are often not appropriately trained to meet their needs. Often teachers of mathematics, science, and other content-area courses feel less than prepared for these students and lack the skills needed to accommodate instruction to their unique needs. In addition, these same teachers often harbor attitudes and beliefs about immigrant students that are not conducive to the development of a safe learning environment and are difficult to alter. This article describes how a community-based service-learning project (CBSL) was used to begin to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of preservice content-area teachers toward English language learners (ELLs). In this study many participants exhibited some level of change in their attitudes about working with ELLs.
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Preservice teachers' beliefs have strong effects on teachers' interactions with students.
“One way to achieve this aim is by examining PSTs' beliefs, a vital subject of research due to their strong effects on teachers' interactions with students (Pappamihiel, 2007; Van Hook, 2002).”
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- Authors
- Pappamihiel, E.
- Corresponding author
- Pappamihiel, Eleni
- ORCID
- Pappamihiel, Eleni
- Venue
- TESL Canada Journal
- Publisher
- TESL Canada Federation
- Published
- 2007-06-20
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 42
- ISSN
- 0826-435X (ISSN-L)
- 1925-8917
- OpenAlex
- W2154299165
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 48
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- FWCI
- 15.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- TESL Canada Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Social Sciences › Education › Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Keywords
- English language learners, pre-service teachers, content teachers, teacher attitudes, teacher beliefs, service-learning, community-based service learning, immigrant students, teacher preparation, science and mathematics education
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