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Elementary Reading Search Job Talk

252, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

Please join us for a job talk given by Dr. Erica M. Barnes, Assistant Professor from University of Albany, titled: ‘Fostering Literacy Development through Language’ Dr. Barnes will present her work examining how teachers support young children’s acquisition of academic registers. Using quantitative and qualitative methodology, she investigates how lexical, grammatical, and discourse-level features of… Read More »

Literacy Colloquy: Dr. Gary Troia

133F, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

A talk from Dr. Gary Troia, associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University whose research interests include writing assessment, instruction, and standards; connections between oral language and literacy; and literacy professional development for teachers.

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Literacy Colloquy Speaker Series: Sheila Valencia

252, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

Please join us for a Department of Teacher Education, Literacy Colloquy Speaker Series Zoom presentation given by: Dr. Sheila W. Valencia titled: "Shifting Understandings of Complexity" Abstract: Since Common Core came into view, the issue of text complexity has taken center stage. But this issue of complexity has been the subject of much debate and… Read More »

Language is Only the Beginning: How to Develop Communicative and Intercultural Competence Before, During, and After Education Abroad

Lake Superior Room, MSU Union 49 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI

It is entirely possible to live abroad in a country where we hardly speak the language and not improve in fluency at all. Even in regard to language-oriented programs, the research is inconclusive about how much proficiency learners can be expected to gain and what factors will lead to those gains. Nevertheless, we firmly believe… Read More »

Language Diversity Speaker Series: “Our Languages Need a Place to Land”

RCAH Theater 362 Bogue Street, E. Lansing, MI

"'Our Languages Need a Place to Land': Approaching Language Diversity Research Through Community Relationships" Del Hierro and Gonzales argue that research on language diversity should center relationships between communities, histories and lands. Through examples of community-driven work conducted with Indigenous language interpreters and translators as well as hip hop practitioners, this presentation illustrates how language… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Bryan Brown

115 Erickson Hall 620 Farm Lane, E. Lansing, MI

"The Meaning Beyond the Words: How Language, Race and Culture Impact Science Teaching and Learning" This presentation explores how race, culture and language intersect to create the condition of contemporary learning. Through a sequence of research, this presentation explores the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of this dilemma. From a theoretical perspective, the talk will explore… Read More »

Literacy Colloquy: Mary Schleppegrell

252 Erickson Hall 620 Farm Lane, E. Lansing, MI

"Supporting Students in Moving from Reading to Writing through Discipline-specific Focus on Language" School subjects represent different cultures of learning and doing, and in this talk Schleppegrell will show how elementary and secondary school teachers can support students' literacy development by focusing on how knowledge is presented in language in ways that vary across school… Read More »

TE Research Talk: Dr. Jungmin Kwon

The Department of Teacher Education’s World Language Education Search Committee cordially invites you: "Moving Across Linguistic, Cultural, and Geographic Boundaries: The Circulation of Care in Multilingual and Transnational Immigrant Children." Dr. Jungmin Kwon’s research focuses on how transnationalism shapes young immigrant children’s language, literacies, and funds of knowledge. In this presentation, she will share her… Read More »

Literacy Colloquy Speaker Series: Charlene Polio

133F, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

"Keeping the Language in Second Language and Multilingual Writing Instruction" How much language-focused instruction—defined in a variety of ways—to include in teaching second language learners has been a matter of controversy for at least 40 years in all areas of instruction. In the area of writing instruction, there has recently been a focus on writing… Read More »