K-12 Classroom Research in Language Teaching and Learning

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Acronyms Defined

Introduction: The Case for Teacher Research in English Language Teaching
Khanh-Duc Kuttig and Kate Mastruserio Reynolds

Section I: Early Career Practitioner Researchers

Chapter 1: Exploring Further Vocabulary Acquisition through Inquiry and Storytelling: An Action Research Study
Christina J.Rocha

Chapter 2: A K-12 Teacher's Research in Practice
Kathy Lobo and Khanh-Duc Kuttig

Chapter 3: The Roles of School-Based Language Specialists: Implications for ELL Teacher and Speech-Language Pathologist Collaboration
Erica Solorio

Chapter 4: Taiwanese Elementary School English Teachers' Design and Implementation of Glocalized English Lessons
Chin-Wen Chien, Ting-Hsiu Lin, and Yun-Yun Huang

Chapter 5: Cultivating Positive Reading Attitudes with Grade 8 Learners
Okon Effiong, Sylviana Engelbrecht, and Rethabile Mawela

Chapter 6: Developing Curriculum Materials Integrating Language and Social Studies: Implementing a Functional Approach to Language Development
Luciana C. de Oliveira, Tara Willging, and Joy Beatty

Section II: Mid-Career Practitioner Researchers

Chapter 7: Results and Revelations about a Dual Immersion Kindergarten in China: Reflections on Research
Jane Hoelker and Tamralynn T. Clark

Chapter 8: Exploring Language Teacher Emotions and Organizational Support through Autoethnographic Narratives
Brenda Valentine and Juyoung Song

Chapter 9: A Conversation Analytic Journey into K-12 Language Classrooms
Esra Yataganbaba, Rana Yildirim, and Fatma Sentuerk

Chapter 10: A Trainee EFL Teacher's Self-Reflexivity in Exploring Motivational Dynamics in Self-Guided Professional Learning
Mehmet Sak and Meysa Acar

Chapter 11: Narrative Inquiry as a Form of Professional Development
Vu Tran-Thanh, Ha Thi Nguyen, and Ha Thanh Le

Chapter 12: Developmental Trajectories of a Pre-K-12 Teacher during Collaborative Research with University Academics on Translanguaging Pedagogy
Kenan Dikilitas, Vahid Bahrami, and Nil Tugce Erbakan

Chapter 13: Status, Language Affordances, and Engagement for English Learners
Martha Sandstead, Debbie Pritchett, Angela Wassom, and Sara Wiger

Chapter 14: Assuring Equitable and Effective Practices to K-12 Multilingual Populations through Program Evaluations: Overview and Recommendations
Solange A. Lopes Murphy and Geoff Hewitt

Chapter 15: Conclusion: Teachers' Thoughts on Practitioner Research Narratives
Susan Calix, Aimee Wisener, and Nermeen Adly

Glossary

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