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 

Language of Presentation

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 

Language of Presentation

English 

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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 

Language of Presentation

English 

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Researcher

Kelly Moser, Mississippi State University

Co-Presenter(s)

Dr. Carly Bahler, Mississippi State University
James Coda, University of Tennessee