Perspectives on culture and learning marshall tesol '12
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Presentation as part of Colloquium at TESOL 2012 on Perspectives on Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
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- 1. Helaine W. Marshall Long Island University
- 2. I never care about reading until I come here In my country nothing to read but here, everywhere print, words and signs and books and you have to read
- 3. “Culture acts as a filter or set of lenses through which we view and interpret the world around us.” DeCapua, A, & Wintergerst, W. 2004. Crossing cultures in the language classroom. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
- 4. Western-Style Formal Education • Abstract knowledge • Scientific reasoning • Logical deduction • Formal school settings • Literacy as central (Anderson-Levitt, 2003; Flynn, 2007; Grigorenko, 2007; Ozmon & Carver, 2008)
- 5. Informal Ways of Learning • Revolves around immediate needs of family and community • Grounded in observation, participation in sociocultural practices of family and community • Has immediate relevance • Centered on orality (Faulstich Orellana, 2001; Gahunga, Gahunga, & Luseno, 2011; Paradise & Rogoff, 2009)
- 6. Ways of Learning Continuum Informal Ways SLIFE Western-style of Learning Formal Education
- 8. Academic Tasks • Definitions • What is a tree? • True/False • Philadelphia is the capital of Pennsylvania. • New York City is the capital of New York State.
- 10. Assumptions of North American Teachers and Learners 1. The goals of instruction are a) to produce independent learners b) to prepare the learners for their future 2. The learner brings along a) preparation for academic tasks b) an urge to compete and excel as an individual (Adapted from DeCapua & Marshall, 2011)
- 11. (Ibarra, 2001)
- 12. Two Different Learning Paradigms Aspects of North American SLIFE Learning Classrooms Immediate Future CONDITIONS Relevance Relevance Interconnectedness Independence Shared Individual PROCESSES Responsibility Accountability Oral Transmission Written Word Pragmatic Tasks Academic Tasks ACTIVITIES (Adapted from DeCapua & Marshall, 2009, 2011; Marshall, 1994,1998)
- 13. MALP SLIFE North American Classrooms Immediate Future Accept SLIFE Relevance Relevance conditions Interconnectedness Independence Combine SLIFE & North American Shared Individual processes Responsibility Accountability with Oral Transmission Written Word Focus on new activities with Pragmatic Academic familiar language Tasks & content Tasks (Adapted from DeCapua & Marshall, 2009, 2010; Marshall 1994, 1998)
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- 16. More about MALP? • Visit: www.malpeducation.com • Contact us: adecapua@cnr.edu helaine.marshall@liu.edu