TESOL in context · 2001 · 10 citations · 0 references
Language StudiesEnglish As A Second LanguageSecond Language StudiesCulturally Responsive PedagogyCultureSociolinguisticsCultural IdentityCulturally Relevant TeachingMultilingualismNaming PracticesStudent Identity DevelopmentStudent Identity FormationIdentity In ClassroomsName ChoiceNaming IdeologiesNaming In Multilingual ContextsNaming SystemsSociolinguistic Identity In EducationTeacher Language Ideologies
In this article, Rachel Burke is concerned with a tendency towards use of English names, particularly but not exclusively in ESL classes, whether adopted of their own volition by new arrivals or assigned by the class teacher In the latter case, she reflects on what removal of someone's most exclusive badge of identity says about our commitment to cultural diversity. Rather, she seeks the positives in using a student's given name(s).