Sunshine State TESOL Journal

Current Edition

Editor
Rashid A. Moore
Nova SoutheasternUniversity
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Volume 7 Number 1 Spring 2008

Articles

The Case of Oben: Stacked Odds
Mercedes Pichard
School District of Lee County

Research and Pedagogy of English as a Global Language
Gergana Vitanova
University of Central Florida

Melanie Gonzalez
Markham Woods Middle School

Back to the Future? The Beginning of the End of Classes without Walls?
Vickie Hall
St. Petersburg College

Additional Language Learning for Preservice Teachers
Rashid A. Moore
Nova Southeastern University

Hanizah Zainuddin
Florida Atlantic University

The Impact of Placement Practices on English Language Learners
Marlene Ryll
Ryll International

Reviews
Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 English Learners (5th Edition)
Reviewed by
Rashid A. Moore
Nova Southeastern University

Archive of previous editions

2007
2006
2005

Call for Reviewers of Manuscripts

Sunshine State TESOL Journal is accepting applications for peer reviewers. Please send
an email of interest with the word "REVIEWER" in the subject header, your experience in
publication and/or reviewing, and a recent CV to the Editor at:

Editor Rashid A. Moore Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA Associate Editor Allene Guss Grognet Center for Applied Linguistics (Emeritus) Book Review Editor George Iber Nova Southeastern University Ft. Myers, Florida, USA Editorial Review Board 2007-2008 Julie Alemany Nova Southeastern University Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Edwidge C. Bryant University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida, USA José Carmona Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Florida, USA Eric S. Dwyer Florida International University Miami, Florida, USA Michael Hall Marjon - College of St. Mark and St. John Plymouth, UNITED KINGDOM Sandra Hancock University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA Juliet Hart College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Ardain Isma Broward Community College Davie, Florida, USA Ann Jackman School District of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Okhee Lee-Salwen University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida, USA Virgina LoCastro University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA Virginia Martin Cooper Carroll College Helena, Montana, USA Carmen Morales-Jones Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida, USA Aixa Pérez Prado Florida International University Miami, Florida, USA Sam Perkins Barry University Miami Shores, Florida, USA Cynthia Schuemann Miami Dade College Miami, Florida, USA Roger Thompson University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA Hanizah Zainuddin Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida, USA Manuscript Submission Guidelines for Submission Manuscript Checklist Rubric for Manuscript Status of Your Manuscript A manuscript, completed checklist and 50-word biography may be submitted electronically to: The Editor Sunshine State TESOL Journal Book Reviews Book reviews may be submitted electronically to George Iber at: The email addresses for the Editor and the Book Review Editor above are pictures and not text, so you cannot click on the links. This is to prevent spammers from scanning this page for email addresses. Penguin Readers Advertising Advertising information may be requested from Sandra Hancock at: The email address above is a picture and not text, so you cannot click on it. This is to prevent spammers from scanning this page for email addresses.		Sunshine State TESOL Journal The Sunshine State TESOL Journal is an international, refereed journal published annually by the Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. The main purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for TESOL professionals to share ideas and research on second language teaching and learning. The Journal welcomes submissions of manuscripts based on research projects, classroom practices, conference presentations, and other professional activities of substance and interest to TESOL professionals. Notes from the Editor Call for manuscripts The Journal is currently accepting manuscripts through September 30, 2008 for the 2009 issue. Any interested authors are encouraged to review the Guidelines for Submission, Manuscript Checklist and Rubric for Manuscript and then send in your manuscripts for review to the Editor at: Thoughts on the current issue This issue of the Sunshine State TESOL Journal comprises a wide variety of issues impacting the world of TESOL in K-12 schools, tertiary language learning environments and teacher education programs. In The Case of Oben: Stacked Odds the issue of how current practices and procedures stack the odds against older English Language Learners (ELLs) in our high school system is addressed and what can be done to reduce those odds. In Research and Pedagogy of English as a Global Language, the issue of World Englishes is addressed in arguing in favor of making graduate TESOL programs more mindful of Englishes other than those found in the inner circle of English speakers. Back to the Future: the Beginning of the End of Classrooms Without Walls? questions whether or not ELLs really would prefer on online environment to learn a language rather than a face-to-face one, despite the current trend toward online classes at the tertiary level. Additional Language Learning for Preservice Teachers makes a case for preservice teacher education programs to formally include learning an additional language in addition to the tradtional education courses currently required so as to better prepare teachers to work and empathize with their ELLs. Differentiated Placement Practices addresses the notion that differentiated instruction can be enhanced through the use of differentiated placement and proposes a model to help better meet placement of ELLs. Finally, the fifth edition of Reading, Writing and Learning and Learning in ESL: A Resource Guide for Teaching K-12 English Learners is reviewed from the perspective of a reviewer and consumer of the book. Current Edition Editor Rashid A. Moore Nova SoutheasternUniversity Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA Volume 7 Number 1 Spring 2008 Articles The Case of Oben: Stacked Odds Mercedes Pichard School District of Lee County Research and Pedagogy of English as a Global Language Gergana Vitanova University of Central Florida Melanie Gonzalez Markham Woods Middle School Back to the Future? The Beginning of the End of Classes without Walls? Vickie Hall St. Petersburg College Additional Language Learning for Preservice Teachers Rashid A. Moore Nova Southeastern University Hanizah Zainuddin Florida Atlantic University The Impact of Placement Practices on English Language Learners Marlene Ryll Ryll International Reviews Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 English Learners (5th Edition) Reviewed by Rashid A. Moore Nova Southeastern University Archive of previous editions 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Call for Reviewers of Manuscripts Sunshine State TESOL Journal is accepting applications for peer reviewers. Please send an email of interest with the word "REVIEWER" in the subject header, your experience in publication and/or reviewing, and a recent CV to the Editor at: The email address above is a picture and not text, so you cannot click on it. This is to prevent spammers from scanning this page for email addresses. Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages of Florida, Inc. is a state affiliate of TESOL, Inc. The Journal is an annual publication of : Sunshine State TESOL PO Box 19079 Sarasota, FL 34276-2079 Copyright rests with the authors ISSN 1934-7030