Richard McDorman’s Cultural Autoethnography
My Family Most of my family was born and raised in the mostly poor, small coal mining towns of southern West Virginia. Many
Culture, Teachers
Teachers
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,
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
Instruction, Language Teaching Methodologies, Teachers
Lesson Planning
“In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”— Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th
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
English Language Learners, Instruction, Language Teaching Methodologies, Teachers
Tutoring Reflection 3
Reflection on Recent Tutoring Sessions My last two tutoring sessions with Eliana have focused primarily on vocabulary building and correcting