Less Common Languages, Common Needs for K-12 Instructors
This study sought to understand the needs of U.S. K-12 teachers as they guide students learning languages with non-Roman writing systems, which we have termed “Languages with Diverse Written Representations (LDWR).” While there is a growing body of research on the teaching of languages that do not u...
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| description | This study sought to understand the needs of U.S. K-12 teachers as they guide students learning languages with non-Roman writing systems, which we have termed “Languages with Diverse Written Representations (LDWR).” While there is a growing body of research on the teaching of languages that do not use the Roman alphabet in the United States, relatively little research has looked in the K-12 context and across languages to find shared needs. However, some commonalities emerge in K-12 instructors’ experiences and challenges.
This paper describes exploratory focus group research conducted with instructors of Arabic, Mandarin, and Russian in Massachusetts elementary, middle, and high schools. Discussion showed that K-12 instructors working with languages that do not use the Roman alphabet form a coherent group with unique needs and challenges related to use of standards for world languages and finding and applying appropriate resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-130d0c648bfa4d95858f4eacf6962ee22022-12-22T00:29:48ZengNational Council of Less Commonly Taught LanguagesJournal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages1930-90312022-04-0132104141Less Common Languages, Common Needs for K-12 InstructorsLeslie Fink0Francesca Di Silvio1Jamie Morgan2Center for Applied LinguisticsCenter for Applied LinguisticsCenter for Applied LinguisticsThis study sought to understand the needs of U.S. K-12 teachers as they guide students learning languages with non-Roman writing systems, which we have termed “Languages with Diverse Written Representations (LDWR).” While there is a growing body of research on the teaching of languages that do not use the Roman alphabet in the United States, relatively little research has looked in the K-12 context and across languages to find shared needs. However, some commonalities emerge in K-12 instructors’ experiences and challenges. This paper describes exploratory focus group research conducted with instructors of Arabic, Mandarin, and Russian in Massachusetts elementary, middle, and high schools. Discussion showed that K-12 instructors working with languages that do not use the Roman alphabet form a coherent group with unique needs and challenges related to use of standards for world languages and finding and applying appropriate resources.https://ncolctl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Less-Common-Languages-Common-Needs-for-K-12-Instructors.pdfnon-roman alphabetlogographic languagesk-12 educationstandards-based education |
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| topic | non-roman alphabet logographic languages k-12 education standards-based education |
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