TESL Ontario Webinar

How can racism be discussed with language learners in a classroom? In the post-COVID era, what are some teaching strategies that can support language learners in exploring the issue of racism?

This webinar will describe how language instructors can discuss the topic of racism in the ESL classroom. A variety of examples from classroom experiences and a duoethnographic study will be shared.

The presenter will:

• review some key social justice concepts related to discrimination and racism,
• discuss how to engage with difficult issues by strategically fostering students' language skills and teaching critical thinking, and
• provide diverse and multimodal ESL classroom examples that engage students in discussions about racism.

Attendees will gain strategies to plan for lessons on addressing racism issues, and create resources that support language learning and engage with critical thinking.

WEBINAR TYPE

Teaching Best Practices

CATEGORIES

Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading, Grammar, Lesson Planning/Ideas, Literacy, Instructional Design, Blended Teaching/Learning, Online Teaching/Learning, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

TEACHING SECTORS

Secondary, LINC, Continuing Education/Adult ESL (non-credit), Adult ESL Credit

PARTICIPANT LEVEL

Moderate level

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Wales Wong (she/her) has been teaching ESL at the secondary level and in a continuing education program in Ontario for over 15 years. She is also a PhD candidate in the Language and Literacies Education program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, conducting research on how translanguaging strategies can be implemented in an adult ESL classroom. Her work addresses the use of home languages as a resource for learning and how to engage with social justice issues in the ESL class.

Twitter: @WongWales

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waleswong/