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Publication Date: 2008
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On "Becoming" Technologically Literate: A Multiple Literacies Theory Perspective
Bangou, Francis; Waterhouse, Monica
E-Learning, v5 n4 p445-456 2008
This article uses a multiple literacies theory framework to explore the processes of "becoming" technologically literate through a year-long ethnographic study of two Master of Education pre-service second language teachers, a Latina woman and an African American woman, who learned how to use computer technology to teach Spanish at a large Midwestern university. The case studies of these two women are analyzed to gain insights into how teacher education programs can support racial minority pre-service teachers in "becoming" technologically literate. First, the authors provide an overview of the multiple literacies theory developed by Masny. Second, the stories of the two pre-service teachers are presented. Finally, curricular and pedagogical recommendations for second language education Master of Education programs are provided. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Ethnography, Technology Integration, English (Second Language), Computer Literacy, Masters Programs, Language Teachers, Spanish, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Case Studies, Minority Groups, Diversity (Faculty), Graduate Students, Web Based Instruction
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