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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Clara Vaz Bauler, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA |
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| MULTILINGUAL LEARNER LESSON PLAN DESIGN: LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
Laura B. Liu, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, IN, USA
Shuzhan Li, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| HELLO MY NAME IS... ELEVATING STUDENT IDENTITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND REFLECTION ON NAMES |
| Monica Baker, New York State TESOL, New York, NY, USA |
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Our names are symbols of our identities, our cultural backgrounds, our languages, and our family stories. This article features an interdisciplinary thematic unit of study that seeks to elevate student identity through research and reflection on our names and the stories they hold. Read More |
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| SEEING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS' REFLECTIONS EN EL ESPEJO |
John Hilliard, Paridad, Chicago, IL, USA
Margo Gottlieb, WIDA, Madison, WI, USA |
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This article articulates a framework to empower teachers in individualizing curriculum for multilingual learners. In so doing, it creates more accessible learning pathways for multilingual learners who do not identify with nor see themselves in traditional content learning. Read More |
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| TEACHING PINYIN TO YOUNG ENGLISH-MANDARIN BILINGUAL LEARNERS IN DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS |
Manqian Zhao, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Ruomu Wang, St. Michael's Catholic Academy, Flushing, NY, USA |
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To help English/Mandarin bilingual teachers have a successful introduction of Pinyin to young students and promote students’ cross-linguistic awareness between English and Mandarin, this article explores teaching strategies in the domains of building background knowledge, vocabulary, reading, writing and bridging under the biliteracy unit framework for promoting cross-linguistic awareness with the help of Pinyin. Read More |
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| INCREDIBLE INDIA: INTEGRATING CULTURE AND CRITICAL THINKING IN CLASSROOMS WITH MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS |
| Tannistha Dasgupta, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT-AP University), Amaravati, India |
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This lesson plan has emerged out of the issues that I faced with students were from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The cultural diversity has always been positively perceived in Indian classrooms but rarely the challenges are talked about. So, here is a lesson plan to celebrate unity in diversity. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| Bi/MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION INTEREST SECTION LEADERSHIP TEAM |
| Clara Vaz Bauler, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA |
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