Session 1 Paper Presentations 10:15-10:45 am
Yasmeen Coaxum (ycoaxum@gmail.com)
Long Island University
The purpose of this study was to assess whether learning context; non-formal online versus face-to-face teaching, impacted phrasal verb learning outcomes and affective states for L2 English learners. The results indicate that similar learning outcomes can be produced in a shorter period of time in the online environment.
Nicole Bell (nbell@monroe2boces.org) & Manula Mitchell (MMitchell@williamsoncentral.org)
Mid-West Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)
Teacher collaboration paved the way for meeting English Language Learner (ELL) parent engagement needs of four neighboring school districts. This session will provide an overview of a program geared toward increasing 21st century digital literacy skills of ELL parents and how Title III resources were used to propel the program.
Leo Schmitt (baltit1@gmail.com)
New School
Critical Discourse Analysis (e.g. Fairclough, 2015) has proved a valuable tool for analyzing the political and cultural biases built into language. This presentation will address how making teachers aware of this approach can promote a more just and equitable language classroom.
Rebekah Burton (rcburton@syr.edu)
Syracuse University
The presenter offers an alternative approach to teaching intercultural competence by using excerpts from Anzaldúa’s Borderlands/La Frontera. Translating from Spanish to English and vice versa, students adopt code-switching and code-mixing lenses that allow them to consider their place on campus and how it differs from that of a Latinx student.
Caroline Bennett, Amanda Brown, Gail Bulman, Stefano Giannini, Rania Habib, & Emma Ticio (abrown08@syr.edu)
Syracuse University
This project investigates current practices around and attitudes towards digital tools for language learning, specifically machine translation tools, among language instructors and students in a higher education context.
Shawnna Sweet (ssweet@monroe2boces.org)
Mid-West Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)
The New York State Seal of Biliteracy recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in two or more languages. This session will provide an overview of the requirements, implementation process, current data, and equity initiatives in New York State.