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An Outline of a Theory of Play

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Multilingual Language Awareness, Antiracism, and Raciolinguicized Subjectivities in Teacher Education

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Race and language collaborate in structuring educational inequities, creating urgency for teacher education to equip all teachers to equitably serve racialized multilinguals as antiracist language educators. Emphasizing the inseparability of racial and linguistic justice, this article examines teacher candidates' (TCs') learning journeys ...
Monica Shank Lauwo
wiley   +1 more source

A Pedagogy of Wonder: A Spoken Word Poetic Inquiry Into the Complexities of Trauma and Teaching in TESOL

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This forum piece begins with a spoken word poem titled A Pedagogy of Wonder, performed by the author, through which the intersections of trauma, language teaching, and creative inquiry are explored. While TESOL scholarship has predominantly focused on refugee‐background or international students as “traumatized populations,” and on trauma ...
Jennifer Burton
wiley   +1 more source

Subjectification and Chronotopes in Early‐Career TESOL Teachers' Professional Development in Japan

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents case studies of three early‐career secondary TESOL teachers in Japan, focusing on their professional development experiences. Their narratives were collected in two phases: (1) reflective reports submitted by the teachers during the fourth year of their teacher training, which included reflections on their previous L2 ...
Yoshiyuki Nakata, Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Takahiro Miyazaki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Finding One's Place: ESL Teachers' Experiences of Language and Identity in the School Spaces of Quebec

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers navigate their professional and linguistic identities within Quebec's complex linguistic landscape. Drawing on critical approaches to conceptualizing space, we examine physical and metaphorical spaces in schools as sites of identity negotiation and community building. Data
Philippa Parks, Caroline Riches, Katherine Hardin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feature Article: ELT Materials

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract After providing a working definition of ELT materials that encompasses both commercial and noncommercial instructional resources, I differentiate between studies of materials content, consumption, and production, reviewing notable studies of each type, most of which have appeared in the pages of TQ.
Nigel Harwood
wiley   +1 more source

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Characteristics, Connections, and Pedagogies

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we discuss content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in relation to content‐based instruction (CBI) and English medium instruction (EMI) with the aim of offering a concise summary of what this educational/language teaching approach entails and offers in terms of situated practices and research.
Darío Luis Banegas, Peter Launonen, Michael Budzenski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Music: Connecting Leadership Developmental Theory to Modern Icons Beyoncé and Taylor Swift

New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 17-23, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT This article links the connection between music and leadership, exploring ways to connect musical icons to teaching leadership theory and concepts. The authors utilize the relationship leadership model (RLM) and the leadership identity development (LID) model through case studies of Beyoncé Knowles‐Carter and Taylor Swift. We provide questions
Sanithia Tucker, Kaley Vincent
wiley   +1 more source