"The Text Opened My Eyes": A Book Club on Teaching Writing to ELLs

Autor/inn/en	Andrei, Elena; Ellerbe, Marcie; Cherner, Todd
Titel	"The Text Opened My Eyes": A Book Club on Teaching Writing to ELLs
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 19 (2015) 3, (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	Writing Instruction; English Language Learners; Books; Clubs; Teaching Methods; Qualitative Research; Guidelines; Interviews; Teacher Leadership; Faculty Development; Teacher Attitudes; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Educational Strategies; Researchers; Misconceptions; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Writing Skills; Questionnaires; Communities of Practice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schreibunterricht; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Club; Klub; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Richtlinien; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Lehrerverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrstrategie; Researcher; Forscher; Missverständnis; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Fragebogen; Community
Abstract	This qualitative study looked at a book club for US teachers in public schools focused on teaching writing to English language learners (ELLs). To guide the study, the central research questions were: (1) What are teachers' perceptions about a book club professional development experience?; and (2) How are teachers' views about second language (L2) writing affected by a book club focused on teaching writing to ELLs? Participants were five in-service teachers who teach or have taught ELLs. They read a book about teaching ELL writers using a book club as the framework for professional discussion. Data consisting of intake forms, exit questionnaires, and exit interviews was collected and analyzed. The findings suggest that teachers participating in a book club found a sense of leadership and advanced their practices and knowledge about ELL writers and strategies to teach writing to ELLs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	TESL-EJ. e-mail: editor@tesl-ej.org; Web site: http://tesl-ej.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01