Contact Us For submissions, general queries, or for more information contact the Executive Editor at jppp@lesley.edu THE JOURNAL OF PEDAGOGY, PLURALISM AND PRACTICE Explore the full content catalog of Lesley's Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism and Practice, featuring articles by leading faculty and practitioners in education, the social sciences, humanities, and the arts, by returning to the Journal's Main Page. CHERYL HUNTER Cheryl Hunter is an Assistant Professor Educational Foundations and Research at the University of North Dakota. Hunter researches social inequities specifically related to the intersection of race, class Cheryl A. Hunter and A. Renee Gutierrez - Learning Language is 'Hard Work' Fall 2013 - Volume V, Issue 1 Search Prospective Students Current Students Parents & Families Faculty & Staff Alumni & Friends Admissions Academic Programs Schools About Lesley University Life Why Lesley Abstract This study provides an interdisciplinary interpretation of literacy practices in teacher education programs and offers ways that non-traditional experience, such as language immersion programs, would be of benefit to pre-service teachers asthey learn about how to teach literacy. Coursework in literacy methods offers the knowledge and skills for teaching children who are English learners but may not provide insights into the language acquisition process or challenge teacher’s assumptions about linguistic minority children. Using a critical ethnographic design this study explores pre-service teacher perceptions of the language acquisition process and cultural difference during intensive linguistic and cultural immersion. This research adds to the discussion regarding the knowledge, skills and assumptions about teaching literacy to young English learners by providing evidence that foreign language and cultural immersion provides an experience in linguistic development and for challenging assumptions and beliefs about linguistic minority students. Pre-Service Teacher Reflections upon Second Language Acquisition through Cultural Immersion In the United States, it is increasingly likely that elementary FALL 2013 - VOLUME V, ISSUE 1 Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism and Practice Main Page Fall 2013 Issue Main Page Frank Daniello - Language in the Common Core Laura Fokkena - The Camel and the Aeroplane Harrison Ford - They Define You Still Tania Canas - Self-Actualization through Conscientization Cheryl A. Hunter and A. Renee Gutierrez - Learning Language is 'Hard Work' Tracy Wallach - Teaching Group Dynamics Fereydoun Safizadeh - The Dynamics of Ethnic Identity in Iranian Azerbaijan Jyl Lynn Felman - Terri Schiavo, Inc. Cheryl A Hunter and A Renee Gutierrez - Learning Language is... http://www.lesley.edu/journal-pedagogy-pluralism-practice/cher... 1 of 23 10/25/13 2:58 PM