TESOL PK12

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Psychology of Multilingual Learners and Teachers

"This volume explores the connections between multilingualism and the psychology of language learning and teaching. It provides new insights into the relationship between these two areas and the complex realities of multilingual individuals.

The book seeks to advance scholarship in both multilingualism and psychology by extending existing studies in PLLT beyond the study of one language at a time and focusing on both learners and teachers. Collectively, the chapters make the case for bringing together multilingualism and PLLT for a more holistic view into issues impacting learners and teachers, reflecting on areas including Willingness to Communicate (WTC), wellbeing, emotions, motivation, identities, self-efficacy, and agency. In turning the focus on multilingual learners and teachers and their respective experiences, practices, and beliefs, the book offers directions for researchers and stakeholders to foster learner and teacher success in the language classroom and beyond.

This volume will be of interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, psycholinguistics, language teacher education, language learning and teaching, and applied linguistics."

Full Text
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003503620/interdisciplinary-approaches-psychology-multilingual-learners-teachers-giulia-sulis-%C3%A5sta-hauk%C3%A5s-sarah-mercer

"For Roosevelt High School’s class of 2026, senior year was both ordinary and unprecedented. As they navigated the usual high school milestones, students also found themselves in the middle of a Border Patrol operation that spilled over into school property. Agents deployed chemical irritants on staff and students, and detained a staff member who was later released. Hundreds of students staged a walkout in protest.

After that incident, Minneapolis Public Schools announced an online learning option as many students stayed home in fear. Some saw family members detained and deported. Some never came back to school...

'We had all experienced e-learning through COVID, but to see it only impact a very specific, vulnerable community felt so dystopian.'

'What I’ve learned is that anybody who’s done anything worth doing was never really fully ready when they started.The people who change the world show up anyway, doubts and all, fear and all, but kind of sort of making the best version of themselves, and it’s always, always enough.'

Some students found that the struggles they overcame — and the adults who supported them at Roosevelt — shaped their plans for the future."

https://sahanjournal.com/education/minneapolis-roosevelt-high-school-graduating-class-2026/