... answer the research questions: (1) how AC teachers describe and interpret their acts of teaching ELLs in mainstream classrooms; and (2) how AC teachers describe and interpret their learning to ... linguistic knowledge in describing ELL instruction Many of the teachers described their work with ELL students as giving them an opportunity to improve their lives, which was consistent with their ... during pre-service training Participant tendency to draw upon “common sense”, affective, and practical strategies in teaching ELL students in lieu of the state-mandated English language proficiency...