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Voices of English as a SecondLanguage: A Resource Review
By: Rosa Di Giovanni, Kayla Mulroy, and Jonathan Lambert
(OISE/UT, June 2014)
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Presentation OutlineO Most appropriate audience and context of the
resource
O Overview of contentO A video excerpt from the resource
O Approach to language teacher education
reflected in the resource
O Description and outcomes of one activity
O Commentary on quality of the resource
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Most appropriate audience and
context of the resourceAudience:
O Pre-service teachers and ESL teachers becomingfamiliar with pedagogy
O Especially in-service teachers infusing ESL pedagogyin their classrooms and schools
O Primary, middle, and senior school teachers
Context:
O Teacher education and teacher training programs
O School libraries in order to be used as a resource byteachers working with culturally and linguisticallydiverse students
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Overview of contentO Consists of 4 videos and 4 companion guides
O 3 videos and their companion guides correspond
with school levels (i.e., primary, middle, senior)and 1 video and its guide is a compilation
O Each video has themes (e.g., immigrant and refugee
experiences) and activities that accompany
these themesO Activities are flexible and meet a range of
professional development needs
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Overview of contentO The aim of the guide is to raise awareness and
improve teachers daily practice with students
learning English
O Each guide is divided into questions, such as How do
ESL students shape their identities?
O Each guide has a list of resources, e.g., titles of books,
journal articles and videos, websites, and discussions
questions
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Overview of contentO The resources activities are organized into three types:
- individual and group activities (e.g., textbook analysis to
look at content from an ESL perspective)- in-class activities (e.g., a questionnaire activity that
assists in creating a collaborative network among
students)
- personal reflection activities (e.g., a timeline activity ona teachers language history and experience, an I Am
Poem)
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Overview of contentO Each guide has different activities, with overlap
O Videos consist of interviews with students and
teachersO Can be used on its own as an info resource
O Can be used as a workshop tool
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Video Excerpt(Approx. 3 min.)
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Approach to language teacher
education reflected in theresourceWallaces (1995) three models of teacher education
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Wallaces (1995) approaches to language teachereducation and Voices of English
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Description and outcomes of
an activity
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By Rosa (June 2014)
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By Jon (June 2014)
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By Kayla (June 2014)
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Commenting on the quality of
the resourceCummins (2009) criteria for quality:
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Commenting on the quality of
the resourceAdequacy
The guides claims and categories are consistent with
the empirical data generated via research
e.g., descriptions include introduction to Cummins(1979) BICS and CALP
e.g., activities build from Dei and Callistes(2000)distinction between Multicultural Education and Anti-racist Education
The videos showcase the testimonies of K-12 studentsand the practioner knowledge of K-12 teachers
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Commenting on the quality of
the resourceUsefulness
The resource includes a range of creative, practical activities thatteachers can use in diverse ways.
While promoting teacher learning, the videos model teacher-student interaction and dialogue which pre-service teachers canlearn from.
The guides and videos are audience specific, e.g., primary teacherscan target materials specific for primary school classrooms.
The resource can be used flexibly as teachers pick and chooseaccording to their needs and the needs of their students.
The resource is online, easy to access, and easy to follow.
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Commenting on the quality of
the resourceThe adequacy and usefulness of Voices of English (2003)
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Commenting on the quality of
the resourceIn addition to meeting Cummins (2009) criteria of
adequacy and usefulness, the website hosting the
resource could include more student artefacts
created via the use of the Voices of Englishresource.
For example, the website could host multimodal
I Am Poem compositions created by primaryschool students.
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Cummins, J. (2009). Transformative multiliteracies pedagogy: School-based strategies for closing the
achievement gap. Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 11(2), 119.
Dei, G. J. S. & Calliste, A. (2000). Mapping the terrain: Power, knowledge and anti-racism education. InG.J.S. Dei & A. Calliste (Eds.), Power, knowledge and anti-racism education: A critical reader. Halifax:
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Gagn, A. (2003). Voices of English as a second language. Grades 1-12: students and their teachers
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Graves, K. (2009). The curriculum of second language teacher education. In A. Burns & J. C. Richards
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