by Ester de Jong | Feb 16, 2020 | Multilingualism, Publications, Teacher Preparation
English as an Additional Language (EAL) students are increasingly taught by non-specialist, mainstream teachers. This trend calls for a reconceptualization of teacher education to explicitly and purposefully include linguistically and culturally responsive pedagogy in...
by Ester de Jong | Apr 22, 2019 | Multilingualism, Publications
Dual language educators and program planners rely on the concept of ‘language as a resource’ as a foundational principle of dual language education (DLE). Traditionally, the term has been juxtaposed to viewing language as a problem and treating students’ home...
by Ester de Jong | Feb 12, 2018 | Multilingualism, Publications, Teacher Preparation
Teacher Training and Professional Development Bilingual Teacher Education Two‐way immersion (TWI) programs are one type of bilingual education programs that aims for bilingualism and biliteracy, age‐appropriate academic achievement, and cross‐cultural competence for...