Teachers’ attitudes about language diversity

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Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volume

13

Issue

6

Publication Date

1997

First Page

637

Last Page

644

Abstract

This paper addresses regular-classroom teachers' attitudes toward language diversity and linguistically diverse students. We examined salient contextual variables hypothesized in the research literature to be associated with language attitudes-experience with linguistically diverse students, region of the country, formal training in second-language learning, graduate education, and grade level taught. The respondents (N = 191) were teachers selected from three states: Arizona, Utah, and Virginia. Our findings show that region of the country, experience working with language-minority children, a completed graduate degree, and formal training were related to positive language attitudes. These findings are discussed in relation to strategies for attitude change in teachers.

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