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Comm.Unity Design for Critical Literacies in Sheltered English-Immersion Courses for Teacher Candidates
Thu, May 4, 2:30 to 4:00pm CDT (2:30 to 4:00pm CDT), SIG Virtual Rooms, Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research and Practice SIG Virtual Paper RoomAbstract
This paper shares findings from praxis research on the concept of Comm.Unity (communication + unity) implemented in pre-service undergraduate courses as a lens for building a positive, shared, and dialogic space for ELLs. The paper focuses on theory-practice research in second language theory and pedagogy courses on ELLs in a predominantly white institution, focusing on integration of the critical pedagogical construct of Comm.Unity as a lens for transformative education for ELLs. Data collection includes student texts, instructional materials, and classroom dialogue. Findings from critical discourse analysis of student texts show understandings of building Comm.Unity through a critical attention to language, discourse, and power in curriculum and pedagogy in order to address third space tensions for ELLs.