Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i87FQxR09830; Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:26:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:26:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <010501c494ee$a8f2fac0$cf05020a@Gloria> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Gloria Gillette" <resctr@ix.netcom.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2822] Re: ethical issues in ESOL X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2745 Lines: 80 As a K-12 teacher I am obligated by law to report abuse/suspected abuse.. A few years back I worked with a family from Argentina-tutoring the children in school, working with the mother in an adult ESOL class and working with the family on family literacy. The son came to school with a black eye and excuses of a playground fight. Then the mother came to class after a few days later sporting bruises and tears. I had no choice but to report it. She never came back to class and all family contact ended. I continued to work with the children in school, and learned the father could not cope with being laid off and the women working to support the family. It was an ethical and cultural clash all the way around. Gloria Gillette ----- Original Message ----- From: <PHCSJean.2156541@bloglines.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 12:29 AM Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2816] ethical issues in ESOL > Good day everyone. > I know that the EFF folks do a good amount of work with > ESL/ESOL work and I'm hoping to pick some experienced brains out there. > > > I'm wrapping up a paper for grad school on the ethics of the acculturation > process and I'm trying to come up with some sticky wicket ethical situations > that could occur in an ESL/ESOL situation. So far I have one about a faith-based > center allowing anyone to come without discrimination or requiring religous > conversion to participate. After that, I'm stumped. > > I've already discussed > what is culture, and what the acculturation process entails, and looked at > the differences between acculturation that expects abandonment of the original > culture and the more pluralistic perspective of adopting and embracing the > new culture into the learner's original culture. > > Since this is supposed > to be dealing with ethics, I'm looking for some ethical issues. Does anyone > have any issues you have dealt with? > > Here's the question: > Review the research > on ethics and multiculturalism. Identify several educational models related > to the acculturation process in working with multicultural adult literacy > students. Evaluate and analyze the critical ethical issues facing literacy > teachers in their work with culturally diverse students. > > The sad part is > that I wrote the question. Our set up is write 10 questions and the advisor > picks 6. I tossed this one in as a throw-away question. She loved it! :) > > So far, I haven't found more than one ethical issue and don't see it as > particularly problematic. I'd love to hear from you. > > Thanks! > Jean Marrapodi > > Providence Assembly of God Learning Center > > on-list > PHCSJean.2156541@bloglines.com > > > off-list > rejoicer@aol.com
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