What Is It REALLY Like Teaching English Language Learners? : Teachers' Perceptions on the Essence of Teaching Early Childhood English Language Learners

ISBN-13: 9783639127980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str.

Carlotta Kimble

Opis

This phenomenological study explored meanings in theteaching experiences of early childhood teachers ofEnglish language learners and implications forculturally responsive teaching and student learning.Cultural psychology, Furnham s folk theory, andBennett s intercultural sensitivity theory providedthe theoretical basis for this study. The study used purposive, criterion sampling of 4 certified kindergarten and 4 first grade teachers with minimum 5 years experience teaching English language learners. Data were collected by indepth semi-structured face-to-face interviews and analyzed using Moustakas s modification of the van Kaam method of analysis. Research questions targeted the essential meaning and structure of the teacher-English language learner relationship, teachers' attitudes about diversity, preservice education on intercultural sensitivity and its contribution to educational cultural attitude, and the evidence and degree that life history reflects educational perspectives on cultural diversity.

O autorze

Carlotta Kimble is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Communication Disorders at the University of Central Missouri.
Dr. Kimble s specializations are early childhood education and
teaching culturally and linguistically diverse children.