Gisela Ernst
Biographic Data
| ID | 102958 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gisela Ernst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gisela |
| FAMILY NAME | Ernst |
| SIGNATURE | ERNST G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Talking Circle: Conversation and Negotiation in the ESL Classroom
Language classrooms are often said to provide little opportunity for student-generated talk and meaningful use of language. However, this research shows that one classroom event, the talking circle, can provide a rich opportunity for students to extend their receptive and productive repertoires in the L2. Moreover, this type of instructional activity creates opportunities for learners to engage in meaningful communication, on the one hand, and to…
Beyond Language: The Many Dimensions of an ESL Program
This ethnographic study investigated one English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program for elementary students with as many as 20 native languages represented. The article outlines different dimensions of this language program that are conducive to language-minority students learning how to succeed in schools. Segments of conversations and narrative vignettes collected during a year-long ethnographic study illustrate the pedagogical assumptions, ins…
Alternative Visions of Schooling: An Introduction
Scarcella's Teaching Language Minority Students in the Multicultural Classroom (Robin Scarcella)
(1993). Scarcella's Teaching Language Minority Students in the Multicultural Classroom (Robin Scarcella) Bilingual Research Journal: Vol. 17, No. 1-2, pp. 127-133
Development and Implementation of FLES Summer Institutes in Florida: A Functional‐Collaborative Effort
This article 1 describes the University of Florida (UF) Functional‐Collaborative Model used to develop a FLES Methods Course Syllabus for pre‐ and inservice teacher training in Florida and to develop Summer Institutes to train FLES teachers. The UF Model is process‐oriented and utilizes a collaborative approach based on function, expertise and knowledge of participants, whereby decision‐making and power are shared equally among individuals during…
Pictures of life in classrooms, and the search for metaphors to frame them
Metaphors conjure up images of what they describe. As verbal/linguistic phenomena, they are pervasive in our ordinary language and conceptual systems. As a resource for communicating, they take us beyond the particular, the literal, and the moment-to-moment details of everyday experience. Metaphors enable us to create graphic and figurative illusions that convey meaning and contribute to our sense-making abilities (cf. Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Ort…
Pictures of life in classrooms, and the search for metaphors to frame them
Metaphors conjure up images of what they describe. As verbal/linguistic phenomena, they are pervasive in our ordinary language and conceptual systems. As a resource for communicating, they take us beyond the particular, the literal, and the moment-to-moment details of everyday experience. Metaphors enable us to create graphic and figurative illusions that convey meaning and contribute to our sense-making abilities (cf. Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Ort…
Alternative Visions of Schooling: An Introduction
Talking Circle: Conversation and Negotiation in the ESL Classroom
Language classrooms are often said to provide little opportunity for student-generated talk and meaningful use of language. However, this research shows that one classroom event, the talking circle, can provide a rich opportunity for students to extend their receptive and productive repertoires in the L2. Moreover, this type of instructional activity creates opportunities for learners to engage in meaningful communication, on the one hand, and to…
Beyond Language: The Many Dimensions of an ESL Program
This ethnographic study investigated one English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program for elementary students with as many as 20 native languages represented. The article outlines different dimensions of this language program that are conducive to language-minority students learning how to succeed in schools. Segments of conversations and narrative vignettes collected during a year-long ethnographic study illustrate the pedagogical assumptions, ins…
Pictures of life in classrooms, and the search for metaphors to frame them
Metaphors conjure up images of what they describe. As verbal/linguistic phenomena, they are pervasive in our ordinary language and conceptual systems. As a resource for communicating, they take us beyond the particular, the literal, and the moment-to-moment details of everyday experience. Metaphors enable us to create graphic and figurative illusions that convey meaning and contribute to our sense-making abilities (cf. Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Ort…
Development and Implementation of FLES Summer Institutes in Florida: A Functional‐Collaborative Effort
This article 1 describes the University of Florida (UF) Functional‐Collaborative Model used to develop a FLES Methods Course Syllabus for pre‐ and inservice teacher training in Florida and to develop Summer Institutes to train FLES teachers. The UF Model is process‐oriented and utilizes a collaborative approach based on function, expertise and knowledge of participants, whereby decision‐making and power are shared equally among individuals during…
Scarcella's Teaching Language Minority Students in the Multicultural Classroom (Robin Scarcella)
(1993). Scarcella's Teaching Language Minority Students in the Multicultural Classroom (Robin Scarcella) Bilingual Research Journal: Vol. 17, No. 1-2, pp. 127-133
Talking Circle: Conversation and Negotiation in the ESL Classroom
Language classrooms are often said to provide little opportunity for student-generated talk and meaningful use of language. However, this research shows that one classroom event, the talking circle, can provide a rich opportunity for students to extend their receptive and productive repertoires in the L2. Moreover, this type of instructional activity creates opportunities for learners to engage in meaningful communication, on the one hand, and to…
Beyond Language: The Many Dimensions of an ESL Program
This ethnographic study investigated one English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program for elementary students with as many as 20 native languages represented. The article outlines different dimensions of this language program that are conducive to language-minority students learning how to succeed in schools. Segments of conversations and narrative vignettes collected during a year-long ethnographic study illustrate the pedagogical assumptions, ins…
Alternative Visions of Schooling: An Introduction
Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Communication (2 works)