Synopses & Reviews
Ties together culture and language for English learners!
The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting crosscultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English language learners (ELLs).It links culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice.
Designed specifically for the mainstream classroom teacher, this guide clearly shows the effects of second-language acquisition on learning and presents an excellent treatment of cultural diversity and learning styles. Given that more than two million students nationwide have limited English proficiency, there is more of a need than ever for an effective resource to help these students succeed in today’s standards-based environment.
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Synopsis
The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting cross-cultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice.
Synopsis
Ties together culture and language for English learners!
The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting crosscultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English language learners (ELLs).It links culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice.
Designed specifically for the mainstream classroom teacher, this guide clearly shows the effects of second-language acquisition on learning and presents an excellent treatment of cultural diversity and learning styles. Given that more than two million students nationwide have limited English proficiency, there is more of a need than ever for an effective resource to help these students succeed in today’s standards-based environment.
New to this edition:
Table of Contents
Part One: Learning: Learning about the Learner, Language Structure, and Second-Language Acquisition
Chapter 1: Learning about the Language Learner
Chapter 2: Learning about Language Structure
Chapter 3: Learning about Second-Language Acquisition
Part Two: Instruction: Oracy and Literacy for English-Language Development, Content-Area Instruction, and Bilingual Education
Chapter 4: Oracy and Literacy for English-Language Development
Chapter 5: Content-Area Instruction
Chapter 6: Theories and Methods of Bilingual Education
Part Three: Assessment
Chapter 7: Language and Content-Area Assessment
Part Four: Culture: Cultural Diversity in the United States, the Intercultural Educator, and Culturally Responsive Schooling
Chapter 8: Cultural Diversity
Chapter 9: The Intercultural Educator
Chapter 10: Culturally Responsive Schooling
Part Five: Policy: Language Policy and Special Populations of English Learners
Chapter 11: The Role of Educators in Language Policy
Chapter 12: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and Special Education