International Journal of Bilingual
Education and Bilingualism
Editor: Colin Baker, University of Wales, Bangor
Review Editor: Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University, Philadelpia
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Volume: 7 Number: 6 Page: 489–505
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The Power of Perspectives: Building a Cross-cultural Community of Learners
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Jorge P. Osterling and Rebecca K. Fox
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This paper describes a collaborative action-research project initiated by two professors of multilingual = multicultural education at a large US university, whose goal was to update a required first-semester graduate course in a bilingual/second language teacher-education programme
and to adapt it to the needs of students and schools faced with a range of bilingual learner needs. Through a dialogic approach, the researchers successfully tapped into their students' own multilingual language acquisition and multicultural experiences for use as a springboard for learning.
The study examines the multidimensional second language learning pathway between and among teachers and students from diverse backgrounds that can be applied in the PK-12 classroom.
Keywords: TEACHER EDUCATION, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE, ACTION RESEARCH
© 2004 Multilingual Matters
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