What's in a Name? Notions of L2 Instruction Across Languages

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium explores policy and pedagogical aspects of language instruction, in both English and world language mediums. Considering intersections of language learning, literacy, and identity through the conference theme’s lens, our research offers global insights into the ideological perceptions individuals and communities bring to institutions and learners’ perceptions of the languages they study. Bridging diverse perspectives, our collaboration illuminates the multilayered characteristics of classroom and institutional discourses, in an effort to better understand learners’ experiences.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 2: Differences and Intersectionalities

Chair

• Abigail Do, Vanderbilt University

Papers

• Beyond the Lesson: Making Sense of Instructors' Talk in Community College Writing Classes - Alexis McBride, Mount Saint Mary College

• Digital Literacies and Socio-Emotional Learning: A Multimodal Approach to French Foreign Language Instruction - Rachel Floyd, The University of Arizona

• Gentrification and Bilingualism: Considering the Relationship Between Neighborhood Demographic Change and Dual-Language Programs - Abigail Do, Vanderbilt University

Discussant

• Alexis McBride, Mount Saint Mary College