\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Presented by Dr. Ester J. De Jong, candidate for Associate Professor, Tenure Track, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Program<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In this presentation, I propose the notion of a multilingual stance in the context of educational equity for multilingual learners. Using examples from my research, I hope to engage in a dialogue around stance as advocacy and as perspective and consider its role in teacher education.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A brief bio for Dr. Ester J. De Jong:<\/strong>
\nEster de Jong is a Professor in ESOL\/Bilingual Education and the Director of the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.\u00a0 Her research focuses on equity and integration in the context of dual language education and preparing teachers to work with bilingual learners in K-12 schools. Dr. de Jong was President of TESOL International Association (2017-2018).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDr. Ester J. De Jong\u2019s <\/span>C<\/span>V <\/span>can be found <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span> Please note that certain personal information has been redacted.<\/span><\/span>
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