I propose and independent study into the sociocultural
characteristics of my English language learning students. While I have limited experience in research, I
have over 20 years teaching English language learning, and not during that time
have I been asked to participate in research, and for me, that lack of
involvement is one of the major reasons why so many language learning models have
failed. Not only has my experiences as a
teacher been ignored, but more importantly, my students have been ignored. Theoreticians and researches have spent a majority of their
time reading, and creating models based on structured research studies that
have very little to do with the real world.
It's time that teachers and students sit at the table, engage in the process of research, and allow us to be participants.
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