One educator reflects on the challenges in her second language
teaching career. Teachers and students don't come to the classroom
as blank states; they bring their identities and experiences into
the classroom with them. Understanding the ramifications of social
hierarchies and the interactions they produce is one of the
challenges in second language instruction. This book of essays
offers a personal look at the way that gender, class, sexual
identity, and age affect the teaching and learning experience,
especially for second language learners. In "Interrogating
Privilege", Stephanie Vandrick, a veteran ESL teacher and
researcher, reflects on her experiences in academia as a starting
point for a socio-cultural analysis. The daughter of missionaries,
she discusses her childhood in India to her work with immigrant
populations in California, recognizing the potential colonialism in
both. These and other speculative explorations make this a
provocative starting point for discussions among teachers in
training, while the frank assessment of institutional successes and
failures will resonate especially with seasoned educators.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2009 |
First published: |
October 2009 |
Authors: |
Stephanie Vandrick
|
Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-03394-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-472-03394-8 |
Barcode: |
9780472033942 |
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