ERIC Number: EJ1356149
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
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Moving toward Equity Literacy in Adult ESL Teaching through Problematizing Curriculum and Centering Student Voices
Shufflebarger, Amanda
TESOL Journal, v13 n4 e679 Dec 2022
Inspired by Gorski's (2016, 2019) framework of equity literacy and Gulliver and Thurrell's (2016, p. 57) call for more adult English as a second language (ESL) materials that feature the "uninterrupted voices" of immigrant/refugee students, this article proposes considerations for equity-minded adult ESL teachers. Specifically, the article explores opportunities to move toward equity literacy in adult ESL classes by problematizing survival ESL curriculum and centering voices of immigrant and refugee adult ESL learners. Written by a full-time high school teacher and volunteer adult ESL teacher, the author offers other teachers frameworks for promoting equity literacy by critically examining curricular materials and critically centering student experiences.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Student Centered Learning, Immigrants, Refugees, Curriculum, Adult Literacy, Adult Education, Instructional Materials
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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