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Welcome to NJTESOL/NJBE’s Annual Voices Journal. This publication is a representation of members’ thoughts on issues important to ESL, Bilingual, and Dual Language educators in New Jersey and the larger language teaching community. We are proud to have made changes in our publications this year so that our annual journal has a scholarly approach which reveals the deep commitment our writers and readers have for their teaching practice and students. NJTESOL/NJBE hopes you enjoy our first issue of NJTESOL/NJBE’s Annual Voices Journal and its companion, NJTESOL/NJBE’s Weekly Voices.
Annual Voices Journal is the official publication of NJTESOL/NJBE, issued annually each winter. Articles in the NJTESOL/NJBE Voices Journal include current issues, classroom explorations, program description/exemplary scheduling, and alternative perspectives as related to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages, Bilingual Education, and Dual language programs including students who are U.S.-born bilinguals, “generation 1.5”, immigrants, and international students. Articles may focus on any educational level, from kindergarten to university, as well as on adult school and workplace literacy settings.
Designing Assessments to Facilitate Oral Language Development
Margaret Churchill, Kevin Calixto, and Maria Cecilia Vila Chave
WIDA’s Key Language Uses target specific language features; the discussed assessments focus on communicative construction across the four domains to evaluate explicit academic purposes and linguistic patterns needed to build language proficiency in English.
Cultivating Joy: An Introspective on Developing ESL Practitioners of Color
Kristen Vargas and Tasha Austin
The interaction of the experience of a pre-service teacher of color with the dominant narrative in teacher education and the use of a critical lens to evaluate the outcome.
Current and Former English Language Learners (ELLs): Supporting the Transition from Secondary Schools to College
Hana Prashker, Patricia George, and Elizabeth Franks
A discussion on steps and interventions to support ELLs through high school graduation into enrollment and success at college.
Globalization To The Rescue!
Pedro Trivella
Educating for global competence increases students’ classroom engagement and future success through planning which includes a cultural lens and critical thinking.
To Google Translate or Not Google Translate?
Amanda Guarino and Angello Villarreal
Views on using cognates and translations for students with and without a solid academic foundation in their native language, bridging content connections between their native language and English.
Photo: Sunrise at the Jersey Shore, taken by JoAnne Negrin, Vineland Public Schools, NJTESOL/NJBE President, 2016-2018