1887
Volume 54, Issue 1
  • ISSN 2451-828x
  • E-ISSN: 2451-8298
USD
Buy:$35.00 + Taxes

Abstract

Abstract

This study investigates the co-teaching practices implemented in Chinese language teaching in middle schools and high schools in a school district in the Midwestern United States. With the overarching question of how co-teaching with a native speaker teacher and a language expert teacher enhances the teaching and learning process of Chinese, this study examines co-teachers’ past experiences, their roles and experiences in the co-taught Chinese classes, and their perceptions of student learning and of partner teachers’ experiences, as well as students’ motivational perceptions and classroom engagement. A mixed-methods approach is used. Results suggest that some of the challenges in the co-teaching program are due to insufficient previous co-teaching experience, Chinese co-teachers’ unfamiliarity with the U.S. classroom, and lack of clarity regarding the co-teachers’ responsibilities. The co-teaching approach used in this program is “one teach, one assist.”

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/journals/10.1075/csl.17027.wan
2019-09-17
2025-02-10
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

References

  1. Altstaedter, L. L., Smith, J. J., & Fogarty, E.
    (2016) Co-teaching: Towards a new model for teacher preparation in foreign language teacher education. Hispania, 99(4), 635–649. 10.1353/hpn.2016.0108
    https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2016.0108 [Google Scholar]
  2. Bacharach, N., Heck, T. W., & Dahlberg, K.
    (2010) Changing the face of student teaching through co-teaching. Action in Teacher Education, 32(1), 3–14. 10.1080/01626620.2010.10463538
    https://doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2010.10463538 [Google Scholar]
  3. Chen, J., Wang, C., & Cai, J.
    (2010) Introduction: Teaching and learning Chinese in a global era – Issues and perspectives. InJ. Chen, C. Wang & J. Cai (Eds.), Teaching and learning Chinese: Issues and perspectives (pp.ix–xx). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
    [Google Scholar]
  4. Cheng, S. K.
    (1993) Measuring motivation to learn Chinese and English through self-reported feelings and behaviours. Singapore Journal of Education, 13(1), 88–94. 10.1080/02188799308547706
    https://doi.org/10.1080/02188799308547706 [Google Scholar]
  5. Cook, L., & Friend, M.
    (1995) Co-teaching: Guidelines for creating effective practices. Focus on Exceptional Children, 28(3), 1–16.
    [Google Scholar]
  6. Eberhard, D. M., Simons, G. F., & Fennig, C. D.
    (Eds.) (2019) Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. Online version: www.ethnologue.com
    [Google Scholar]
  7. Friend, M., Cook, L., Hurley-Chamberlain, D., & Shamberger, C.
    (2010) Co-Teaching: An illustration of the complexity of collaboration in special education. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 20(1), 9–27. 10.1080/10474410903535380
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10474410903535380 [Google Scholar]
  8. Heck, T. W., & Bacharach, N.
    (2014) Mentoring teacher candidates through co-teaching: Collaboration that makes a difference. St. Cloud, MN: St. Cloud State University.
    [Google Scholar]
  9. Heck, T. W., Bacharach, N., & Dahlberg, K.
    (2008) Co-teaching: Enhancing the student teaching experience. Paper presented at theEighth Annual IBER & TLC Conference Proceedings, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    [Google Scholar]
  10. Honigsfeld, A., & Dove, M.
    (2008) Co-teaching in the ESL Classroom. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 74(2), 8–14.
    [Google Scholar]
  11. Hua, Z., & Wei, L.
    (2014) Geopolitics and the changing hierarchies of the Chinese language: Implications for policy and practice of Chinese language teaching in Britain. The Modern Language Journal, 98(1), 326–339. 10.1111/j.1540‑4781.2014.12064.x
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4781.2014.12064.x [Google Scholar]
  12. Kramsch, C., & Lam, W. S. E.
    (1999) Textual identities: The importance of being non-native. InG. Braine (Ed.), Non-native educators in English language teaching (pp.57–72). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
    [Google Scholar]
  13. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 (2004).
  14. Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Graetz, J., Norland, J., Gardizi, W., & McDuffie, K.
    (2005) Case studies in co-teaching in the content areas: Successes, failures, and challenges. Intervention in School and Clinic, 40(5), 260–270. 10.1177/10534512050400050201
    https://doi.org/10.1177/10534512050400050201 [Google Scholar]
  15. Medwell, J., Richardson, K., & Li, L.
    (2012) Working together to train tomorrow’s teachers of Chinese. Scottish Languages Review, 25, 39–46.
    [Google Scholar]
  16. Miller, D., & Trump, J.
    (1973) Secondary school curriculum improvement: Challenges, humanism, accountability. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
    [Google Scholar]
  17. Murawski, W. W.
    (2009) Collaborative teaching in secondary schools: Making the co-teaching marriage work!Thousand Oaks, CA.: Corwin.
    [Google Scholar]
  18. Nevin, A. I., Villa, R. A., & Thousand, J. S.
    (2009) A guide to co-teaching with paraeducators: Practical tips for K-12 educators. Thousand Oak, CA: Corwin Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  19. Orton, J.
    (2016) Issues in Chinese language teaching in Australian schools. Chinese Education & Society, 49(6), 369–375. 10.1080/10611932.2016.1283929
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10611932.2016.1283929 [Google Scholar]
  20. Pintrich, P. R., & de Groot, E. V.
    (1990) Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82(1), 33–40. 10.1037/0022‑0663.82.1.33
    https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.82.1.33 [Google Scholar]
  21. Potts, E. A., & Howard, L. A.
    (2011) How to co-teach: A guide for general and special educators. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
    [Google Scholar]
  22. Reinhardt, K. M., & Egan, R. Q.
    (2016) Challenges and triumphs of co-teaching in the world language classroom. 191–204. Retrieved fromhttps://csctfl.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/2016Report/9_Reinhardt___Egan.pdf
  23. Scruggs, T. E., Mastropieri, M. A., & McDuffie, K. A.
    (2007) Co-teaching in inclusive classrooms: A metasynthesis of qualitative research. Exceptional Children, 73(4), 392–416. 10.1177/001440290707300401
    https://doi.org/10.1177/001440290707300401 [Google Scholar]
  24. Seglem, R., & VanZant, M.
    (2010) Privileging students’ voices: A co-teaching philosophy that evokes excellence in all learners. The English Journal, 100(2), 41–47.
    [Google Scholar]
  25. Skinner, E. A., Kindermann, T. A., & Furrer, C. J.
    (2009) A motivational perspective on engagement and disaffection: Conceptualization and assessment of children’s behavioral and emotional participation in academic activities in the classroom. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 69(3), 493–525. 10.1177/0013164408323233
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164408323233 [Google Scholar]
  26. Tanaka, M.
    (2008) Native and non-native teachers working collaboratively: How perceptions and roles affect teacher discourse in Japanese elementary school English language classrooms. University of California, Santa Barbara.
    [Google Scholar]
  27. Tanghe, S.
    (2013) A qualitative critical study of collaborative co-teaching practices of English language teachers in public elementary schools in South Korea. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
    [Google Scholar]
  28. Trent, S. C.
    (1998) False starts and other dilemmas of a secondary general education collaborative teacher: A case study. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(5), 503–513. 10.1177/002221949803100508
    https://doi.org/10.1177/002221949803100508 [Google Scholar]
  29. Vatalaro, S.
    (2015) Co-teaching as a model of instruction for English as second language teachers in a general education classroom (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
  30. Villa, R. A., Thousand, J. S., & Nevin, A.
    (2004) A guide to co-teaching: practical tips for facilitating student learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  31. (2008) A guide to co-teaching: Practical tips for facilitating student learning (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
    [Google Scholar]
  32. Wang, Z., Bergin, C., & Bergin, D. A.
    (2014) Measuring engagement in fourth to twelfth grade classrooms: The Classroom Engagement Inventory. School Psychology Quarterly, 29(4), 517–535. 10.1037/spq0000050
    https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000050 [Google Scholar]
  33. Welch, M.
    (2000) Descriptive analysis of team teaching in two elementary classrooms: A formative experimental approach. Remedial and Special Education, 21(6), 366–376. 10.1177/074193250002100606
    https://doi.org/10.1177/074193250002100606 [Google Scholar]
  34. Yue, Y.
    (2017) Teaching Chinese in K-12 schools in the United States: What are the challenges?Foreign Language Annals, 50(3), 601–620. 10.1111/flan.12277
    https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12277 [Google Scholar]
/content/journals/10.1075/csl.17027.wan
Loading
/content/journals/10.1075/csl.17027.wan
Loading

Data & Media loading...

This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was successful
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error