Columns: Teaching Multilingual Learners: Asset-Based Thinking and the Silent “in English”: Leading Schools to Change Deficit Discourse

This column addresses the problematic “in English” assumption and expectation often found in English language arts classrooms where English is privileged despite students’ multilingual practices.

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The English Journal
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2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.58680/ej2025114592
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Multilingual Education and Policy
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Columns: Teaching Multilingual Learners: Asset-Based Thinking and the Silent “in English”: Leading Schools to Change Deficit Discourse

Rachel Owens, Elvira Pichardo
The English Journal
Multilingual Education and Policy
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Columns: Teaching Multilingual Learners: Asset-Based Thinking and the Silent “in English”: Leading Schools to Change Deficit Discourse

Rachel Owens, Elvira Pichardo
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Abstract

This column addresses the problematic “in English” assumption and expectation often found in English language arts classrooms where English is privileged despite students’ multilingual practices.

The English JournalVol. 114(5)
Openalex Percentile: Top 80%
Multilingual Education and Policy
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