LINGUIST List 25.2654
Sat
Jun 21 2014
FYI: Call for Papers:
Service-Learning in TESOL
Editor for this issue:
Uliana Kazagasheva <ulianalinguistlist.org>
Date: 20-Jun-2014
From: Adrian Wurr
<ajwurr
gmail.com>
Subject: Call for Papers:
Service-Learning in TESOL
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Learning the Language of Global Citizenship:
Strengthening Service-Learning in TESOL
The literature on service-learning in TESOL has
developed over the last two decades to include
over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals
and several edited collections (see the
attached bibliography from the September 2013
special issue of the TESOL Journal).
Collectively, the research to date indicates
that service-learning gives English Language
Learners (ELLs) insight on U.S. culture,
provides authentic speaking and listening
situations, enhances literacy skills, and has a
positive effect on retention. When incorporated
into TESOL teacher education programs,
service-learning enhances pre-service teachers’
understanding of ELLs, language learning
theories and practices, and the communities in
which they serve.
Service-learning scholarship in TESOL has not
only increased our collective understanding of
engaged teaching and learning in diverse
settings, but also demonstrates increased
theoretical maturity by systematically applying
empirical methods to examine a range of
assorted research phenomenon. Key articles in
the existing research base tell us powerful
stories about language, culture, race,
nationality, and contribute to public discourse
on immigration, globalization, education, and
civic engagement, to name a few of the issues
to which English Language Learners and their
teachers can contribute.
Proposals for innovative applications of
service-learning TESOL research and practice
are encouraged. Topics may include, but are not
limited to:
- Best practices in TESOL service-learning
research and praxis
- Service-learning and TESOL teacher
education
- TESOL, service-learning, and Second Language
Acquisition theory
- Service-learning in Intensive English
Programs
- Service-learning in ELLs in PreK-12, higher
education, adult education, and international
settings.
- Assessment of TESOL service-learning, with
particular emphasis on language and cultural
learning outcomes (e.g., reading, writing,
listening, speaking, grammar, and culture)
- Intercultural communication, multilingualism,
and TESOL service-learning
- Interdisciplinary service-learning projects
with ELLs focusing on environmental and social
issues such as immigration, global warming,
poverty, animal welfare, and eldercare.
Prospective authors should email proposals up
to 600 words in length (not including
citations) in .doc, .PDF, or. RTF format to
James M. Perren <jperren
emich.edu> and Adrian Wurr
<adrian-wurr
utulsa.edu> by September 1,
2014. Selected authors will be invited to
submit full-length manuscripts by Jan. 1, 2014.
The collection will be published by Common
Ground Publishers in fall, 2015. Note a
complete bibliography on Service-Learning in
TESOL is available by contacting the
editors.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Subject Language(s):
English (eng)
Page Updated: 21-Jun-2014