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Toohey, Kelleen; Smythe, Suzanne – Language and Education, 2022
In this paper we propose that posthuman and decolonizing perspectives on difference might provide a foundation for English as an additional language (EAL) teacher education programs. We briefly examine current outcomes of schooling for EAL students and current teacher education in Canada, showing the necessity and urgency of developing practices…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education Programs
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Levey, Stephen – Language and Education, 2012
In order for schools to develop systematic and realistic strategies for extending children's linguistic repertoires, it is imperative that teachers and allied professionals have access to scientifically informed accounts of the variable but structured nature of the everyday speech used by children. Because there is insufficient information…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Language Variation, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar