The Transformational Learning Journey of a Novice ESL Teacher of Low-Literate Adults
| Autor: | Nan Frydland, Helaine W. Marshall, Andrea DeCapua |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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060201 languages & linguistics
Class (computer programming) 05 social sciences 050301 education Context (language use) 06 humanities and the arts Education Disadvantaged Adult education Transformative learning Transformational leadership 0602 languages and literature Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Learning theory Psychology 0503 education Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Transformative Education. 16:17-38 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7840 1541-3446 |
| Popis: | This article reports on one teacher’s journey, Nan’s, as she struggled to provide appropriate instruction to low-literate day laborers in an English as a second language (ESL) class for adult learners. In her efforts to do so, Nan became inspired to implement alternative pedagogy based on a culturally responsive approach that resonated strongly with her professed educational and social justice beliefs. As researcher-practitioners, we were interested in exploring Nan’s transformational journey during her graduate studies. The culturally responsive approach she was studying and attempting to implement is itself transformative in nature, providing an excellent opportunity to examine transformational learning both in the context of a novice ESL teacher and in the implementation of this approach. This case study provides important insights into how transformational learning theory sheds light on the struggles of one woman to achieve her twin goals of reaching a marginalized group of learners she cared deeply about and earning her master’s degree in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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