2017 EJRNL PP Amanda T. Sugimoto - 1.pdf
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Terbatas Irwan Sofiyan
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Terbatas Irwan Sofiyan
» ITB
In the United States, teachers are increasingly working with English Learners (ELs) in mainstream
classrooms. Several areas of focus have been proposed to guide the preparation of teachers for working
with ELs, including: language related knowledge, skills, and dispositions. This narrative study examined
how field-based experiences shaped 49 preservice teachers' dispositions toward ELs. An iterative and
thematic analysis of collected narratives found that preservice teachers often completed their practicum
in classrooms that did not model positive dispositions or pedagogical practices toward ELs. These
findings have implications for the tasks and experiences given to preservice teachers during their
preparation sequence.