Papers by Miriam E Ebsworth
RESUMO -Este estudo qualitativo abordou as experiências de crianças bilíngües, selecionadas com d... more RESUMO -Este estudo qualitativo abordou as experiências de crianças bilíngües, selecionadas com desordem do espectro autista em uma sala de aula de Educação Infantil Especial Bilíngüe. Os dados incluíram observação ao vivo, gravações em vídeo e entrevistas com os funcionários e pais. Apesar da dedicação dos professores, dos funcionários e da família, os desafios incluíram limitações lingüísticas de clínicos gerais, uso inconsistente de espanhol e/ou inglês, falta de compreensão dos pais sobre a natureza do autismo e demanda irreal de funcionários. O ambiente da barulhenta sala de aula, às vezes refletia aprendizagem, que freqüentemente significava transtorno. A preparação profissional de professores também era inadequada. Descritores -Educação especial bilíngüe; educação infantil; autismo.
Variation in second language learning strategies among non-native English speakers
Chinese language or dialect? What’s in a name?
Grammatical Explanation in Teaching English as a Second Language: Teach the Students Not the Method
Crosslinguistic Pragmatics: A View of Research Alternatives
Our study contributes to our understanding of Internet reading by Emergent Bilinguals (EB) and Na... more Our study contributes to our understanding of Internet reading by Emergent Bilinguals (EB) and Native English speakers (NS) by investigating their recall of two Internet reading passages containing additional information available through either hypertext links or footnotes. Participants included 25 EB and 25 NS college students. Answers to cued recall questions were scored on the basis of the number of correctly recalled propositions . Additional interpretive data came from semi-structured interviews with four NS and four EB participants. Quantitative results showed that both groups of students recalled significantly more propositions with linear text than with hypertext. However, although descriptive statistics indicated that NS recalled more than EB, this difference did not reach significance. Interview and survey data confirmed that both NS and EB found the footnoted text easier to recall than the version containing hypertext. Interview themes included the impact of unfamiliar vocabulary and contrasting motives for accessing the links.
Long before research questions were conceived and hypotheses considered, two men deliberated each... more Long before research questions were conceived and hypotheses considered, two men deliberated each Shabbat afternoon over Seuda Shlishit (3 rd meal of the Sabbath) the current system of Jewish education, the opportunities it affords those who are Hebrew-literate, and the position in the community to which those who are illiterate are relegated. Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz has remained my friend, colleague, and confidant. Without his unwavering support and encouragement, I would have given up on "fixing" the system a long time ago. The gratitude to my parents, Stuart and Marilyn Goldberg, cannot be sufficiently expressed with words. When I was growing up, they told me that they would kill me if I went into the field of education. Thank God, there are many people who have benefited from their inaction. They were my first teachers and continue to play that role in a meaningful and supportive way for my wife, our family, and me. How could I not choose to follow in their footsteps! About twenty years ago, my father brought me to the computer lab at Hofstra University so that he could complete his statistics homework as part of his own doctoral coursework. He probably never imagined that I would come to understand that material and one day use such an understanding to complete a doctorate myself. Knowing that I would be able to share this day with him has been sufficient motivation to see this research to the end. v My children have never known me not to be a student in school. A few months ago, my son asked me when I was going to graduate and be done with school. To my children Yehuda Tzvi and Golda Nora, thanks for waiting. Daddy's coming home. As with my children, my wife, Rahel, has never known me not to be a student in school. She has dealt with long hours without me at home, and facilitated and supported my work in Jewish education by taking care of most family responsibilities. A recent study concluded that the average salary for a mother should be approximately $675,000. Averages, by definition, require a range of values above and below a central point. No doubt, my wife's compensation should fall well above that average. Without her work as a mom and wife, my work could not begin. Those affected by my work truly have her to thank. How fortunate am I to be able to share this important milestone with her, my best friend through this entire process! vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii LIST OF TABLES x CHAPTER
May God Increase Your Bounty: Expressions of Gratitude by Native and Non-native English Speakers
Ideais e realidade: uma aula reservada para crianças autistas bilíngües = Ideals and reality: a self-contained class for bilingual autistic children
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2009
Este estudo qualitativo abordou as experiencias de criancas bilingues, selecionadas com desordem ... more Este estudo qualitativo abordou as experiencias de criancas bilingues, selecionadas com desordem do espectro autista em uma sala de aula de Educacao Infantil Especial Bilingue. Os dados incluiram observacao ao vivo, gravacoes em video e entrevistas com os funcionarios e pais. Apesar da dedicacao dos professores, dos funcionarios e da familia, os desafios incluiram limitacoes linguisticas de clinicos gerais, uso inconsistente de espanhol e/ou ingles, falta de compreensao dos pais sobre a natureza do autismo e demanda irreal de funcionarios. O ambiente da barulhenta sala de aula, as vezes refletia aprendizagem, que frequentemente significava transtorno. A preparacao profissional de professores tambem era inadequada.
Advances in educational technologies and instructional design book series, Sep 2, 2014
Concerns about plagiarism are salient for the academic writing of second language (L2) writers of... more Concerns about plagiarism are salient for the academic writing of second language (L2) writers of English, who face several challenges while learning academic discourse and proper citation conventions. Effective instruction is crucial in helping them learn to avoid plagiarism and borrow from sources appropriately. In this chapter, the authors present a case study of an English as a Second Language (ESL) composition class at a Midwestern university in the United States. This study is framed by a social view of learning that draws from Lave and Wenger's (1991) notion of a community of practice. Data included weekly classroom observations, interviews at the beginning, middle, and end of the 10-week academic term, surveys, and student participants' online blogs. Findings illustrate how Turnitin, an Internet-based matched-text detection program, was used to support academic writing instruction and help socialize learners into an American academic discourse community.
Software Review: The Language and Reading Companion (Calico Journal)
American English Greetings: Native and Nonnative Performance
Variation in Second Language Learners' Strategies among Non-Native English Speakers from Three Language/Culture Backgrounds
Applied Language Learning, 2014
Cross-cultural realization of greetings in American English
Studies on language acquisition, Nov 16, 2006
... Washington, DC: TESOL. Page 115. Page 116. Egyptian and American compliments: Focus on second... more ... Washington, DC: TESOL. Page 115. Page 116. Egyptian and American compliments: Focus on second language learners* Gayle L. NelsonWaguida El Bakary Mahmoud Al Batal 1. Introduction Not only did I need to know the right words. ...
Journal of multilingual education research, Nov 30, 2021
Integrating natural observation, interviews, and quantitative analysis, we used a mixed design to... more Integrating natural observation, interviews, and quantitative analysis, we used a mixed design to compare the socio-linguistic judgments of international Chinese students at a private University on the East Coast of the United States (US) with those of their native English-speaking peers regarding a critical incident involving gossip. Ninety-two participants evaluated alternative sociolinguistic strategies offered in addressing the incident on semantic differential scales. Judgments by each group regarding four alternative responses were surveyed and compared. Twenty participants, ten from each group, participated in semistructured interviews. Themes were developed through a recursive process: interpretations were validated by a bilingual bicultural expert. Several distinctions in judgments emerged. The most preferred alternative to dealing with a group gossiping about a friend for Americans was to say honestly that it made them uncomfortable while Chinese participants preferred requesting a change in topic. Such contrasts were found to be representative of underlying sociocultural values for each group. Intercultural pragmatic distinctions such as these could lead to pragmatic failure and have the potential to interfere with the development of intercultural friendship among the members of the two groups. Implications for pedagogy and developing cross-cultural insight are offered.
Latinx adults reflect on their journeys: Retrospective insights into secondary bilingual education and beyond
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Challenging perceptions of self and others: Creating a safe space for honesty, exploration and growth
Return Migrants to Puerto Rico: An Unappreciated Asset
Sensitizing Learners to Sociocultural Aspects of L2: A Critical Incident Activity
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Papers by Miriam E Ebsworth