Welcome to Volume 41, Issue 2 of MinneTESOL Journal! This issue explores topics related to the sociolinguistic aspects of English teaching, engaging students in research, sharing our work with others, and much more. Please enjoy and share with your colleagues. In “Caminos hacia el biliteracy: Developing critical consciousness through Youth Participatory Action Research,” Deborah Palmer, Laura Meinzen, Maya Milán, and…
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Caminos hacia el biliteracy: Developing critical consciousness through Youth Participatory Action Research
Engaging multilingual youth in action research about language policy can support biliteracy development, communication and research skills. Best of all, it can inspire them –– and us –– to become advocates and change agents seeking better educational opportunities for everyone. Keywords: Multilingual YPAR, Critical Consciousness, Seal of Biliteracy, Translanguaging, Language Policy, Equity What can we learn from multilingual youth about…
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A comparison of the socioemotional burdens of adolescent Asian-American and Mexican-American language brokers
When addressing many social issues, “positive” preconceptions of certain minority groups can be just as injurious as negative preconceptions. This literature review compares/contrasts the effects language broking has on adolescent Asian-Americans and Mexican-Americans based on NES (Native English Speaker) perceived ethnic bias. Keywords: Language Broker, sociolinguistics, Asian-American, Mexican-American, mental health, immigrant, family, bilingual Language brokering: An immigrant parent’s solution It…
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Leading from within: The promise of teacher-led communities of practice
Communities of Practice (CoPs) create conditions for teachers to exercise agency in their professional growth. The author shares how she applied CoP principles across diverse educational settings and proposes steps all teachers can use to create their own teacher-led CoPs. Keywords: professional development, communities of practice, teacher agency Features of effective professional development Research suggests that the most effective professional…
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English for cultural transmission: Diversifying collaboration through linguistic empowerment
Rooted in efforts to decolonize and reduce linguistic and cultural imperialism while simultaneously advantaging groups’ cultures and developing English proficiency, this article describes an approach to English language teaching that empowers language learners who wish to share their traditional customs for a global audience. Namely, English for Cultural Transmission (ECT) is a culturally rich and situated language teaching approach that…
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Multilingual family engagement in Minnesota
This article presents survey data from across Minnesota on educator perceptions of multilingual family engagement practices in K-12 schools. Based on the survey results, policy recommendations are made for improving culturally responsive practices, multilingual communication practices and staffing, and ongoing training and support for high-quality multilingual family engagement practices. Keywords: Elementary, Middle School, Secondary, Family Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Translation, Interpretation…
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Why not both? Balancing equitable approaches to multilingual education for linguistically minoritized students
Considering the widespread growth of bilingual programming models to serve English learners (ELs), it is necessary to ask: what are the effects of school districts primarily providing English as a second language (ESL) services through a bilingual model on students representing less common linguistic minorities? This analysis examines the current research on ESL-aligned and bilingual approaches to English language development,…
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Guidelines and suggestions for effective poster presentations
This article offers guidelines and suggestions for creating an effective poster presentation for a conference or workshop. Not only does it offer suggestions about the content, visuals, and style of your poster, but it offers suggestions for the presenter on how to interact and network with the audience during and after the presentation is over. Keywords: poster presentation, networking, effective…
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