Learning to Teach
Left: Richard preparing a “lesson” for great aunt Evelyn (October, 1980: Beckley, West Virginia) Right: Richard and sister Crissy working […]
Language
Assessment, Instruction, Language
The Dilemmas of Language Assessment
I would like to share my experiences with language assessment in my current instructional context–an intensive English program for international
English, English Language Learners, Language, Teachers
Understanding Communication in Second Language Classrooms
That which is public in second language classrooms includes everything that we can perceive, including our students’ use of language,
Culture, Language
Cultural Pluralism vs. Cultural Hybridity
Both cultural pluralism and cultural hybridity attempt to move beyond traditional nativist conceptions of the superiority of the language and
Language, Linguistics, Teachers
Sharing My Own Second Language Learning Experiences
Because I have engaged in diverse second language studies over many years at numerous institutions, I have experienced the pedagogical
English, Language, Linguistics
A Few Comments on Discourse Markers
Formal and informal discourse markers There seem to be so many discourse markers used in spoken English that it is
Curriculum, Instruction, Language, Language Teaching Methodologies, Linguistics
The English Sound System, Orthography and Approaches to Teaching Spelling
In their introduction to chapter 9, Celce-Murcia et al. (1996) assert that ESL instructors should “teach their learners (1) how
Culture, Language
Contact or Contagion? The Impact of Globalization on Culture
The Impact of Globalization on Culture After considering the three theories presented by Kumaravadivelu (i.e., cultural homogenization, cultural heterogenization and cultural “glocalization”), I am
Curriculum, Instruction, Language, Teachers
How Curriculum Shapes Language Learning
As someone who has studied Spanish since the age of thirteen and has lived in a predominantly Spanish-speaking city for