ACTFL Research-Oriented Papers: Critical Language Awareness and Social Justice in Language Education
Fri, 11/22: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EST
Research-Oriented Paper Presentations
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Room: Room 110B
Applicable Language
Non-language specific
Spanish
Language of Presentation
English
Partner/ACTFL SIG
Not Applicable
Audience Level
High School/Post-Secondary
All
Keywords
Equitable and Inclusive Practices
Research
Presentations
Students' Critical Language Awareness in Social Justice-Oriented Units
Does social justice-focused language instruction impact students' Critical Language Awareness (CLA)? This presentation will report results of a study investigating the CLA of intermediate-level postsecondary learners of French and German before and after their participation in social justice curricular units.
Audience Level
High School/Post-Secondary
English
Proposals
Researcher
Helena Ruf, University of Minnesota
Co-Presenter(s)
Lauren Goodspeed, University of Minnesota
Kate Paesani, University of Minnesota
Promoting Critical Language Awareness in Spanish Teaching Programs
This presentation examines the linguistic beliefs of 20 pre and in-service Spanish teachers and explores their development during a 15-week course exploring Spanish dialectal variation. Data will be presented to show how those enrolled increased their critical language awareness on key issues in the study and teaching of Spanish.
Audience Level
All Audiences
English
Researcher
Silvia Perez-Cortes, Rutgers University Camden
Social Justice in WLE: Intersection of Place-Based and Personal Identities
This paper presents the findings of a mixed-methods study that explored the intersections between WL educators' social justice practices and their identities. It provides concrete examples of teachers' instructional decisions with implications regarding how identities and purposeful reflection can influence practice.
Audience Level
All Audiences
English
Researcher
Kelly Moser, Mississippi State University
Co-Presenter(s)
Dr. Carly Bahler, Mississippi State University
James Coda, University of Tennessee
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