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Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of ethnic minorities
Based on years of experience teaching English to non-native
speakers, this insightful How To guide describes not only the
particular challenges that multilinguals face compared to native
English speakers but also the unique benefits of working in
multiple languages. Throughout this engaging and practical book,
Shai Dothan explores the mastery of the English language,
reflecting on the common problem of perfecting your English whilst
also practicing and refining other languages. This book serves as a
guide to improving writing styles and presentation skills,
especially of non-native English speakers by providing techniques
for improved public speaking, reading, and writing. With an
accessible approach, chapters teach a wide range of useful skills
including how to excel in exams, publish in multiple languages, and
develop your 'inner ear'. Designed for multilinguals who wish to
improve their English, this guide will be an invaluable and
invigorating resource for students and researchers who are seeking
to hone their English language skills. It can be used to accompany
English language courses in an academic or professional setting and
can also be read individually as a self-help book. Researchers,
students, and professionals working in the field of law will find
the book particularly relevant.
Within today's multilingual communities, a growing percentage of
students are emergent bilinguals-bringing to school a home language
other than English and thus poised to become bilingual as they
acquire the new language. As a result, school leaders need to have
essential background knowledge and a wealth of strategies at their
fingertips to ensure that all students are prepared for college,
career, and civic engagement. In Learning in a New Language, author
Lori Helman offers educational leaders a comprehensive and
accessible guide to best practices for supporting students from
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in a school
environment that embraces equity. Helman discusses: Changing
demographics that require educational leaders to enlarge and
enhance their approaches. The importance of engaging families in
forming a cohesive school community that contributes to student
success. Fundamental approaches to creating equity for
linguistically diverse students in the school change process. The
role of language in academic learning and what makes learning in a
new language unique. Evidence-based strategies for literacy and
content-area classrooms. Practical tips for where to start in
supporting emergent bilinguals in the classroom, and presents
dozens of online resources for further exploration. The
responsibilities of educational leaders continue to expand as they
work toward managing school sites and ensuring equity of student
opportunity and achievement. Helman provides a one-stop resource
for the foundational knowledge and practical guidance needed to
strategically take on these responsibilities.
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Nearly three-quarters of public schools in the United States enroll
English language learners (ELLs). That means teachers at all grade
levels need to know how to help these students achieve full
academic English language proficiency. In Dispelling Misconceptions
About English Language Learners, Barbara Gottschalk dispels 10
common misconceptions about ELLs and gives teachers the information
they need to help their ELLs succeed in the classroom. From her
perspective as a teacher of English as a second language,
Gottschalk answers several key questions: Just who is an English
language learner? Why is it important to support home language
maintenance and promote family engagement? What are the
foundational principles for instruction that help educators teach
ELLs across the content areas? How can teachers recognize and
incorporate the background knowledge and experiences ELLs bring to
class? Why is it important to maintain high standards and
expectations for all students, including ELLs? How can a teacher
tell when an ELL needs special education versus special teaching?
By answering these questions, and more, Gottschalk gives teachers a
crystal-clear understanding of how to reach ELLs at each stage of
English language acquisition. Her expert guidance reinforces for
teachers what they are already doing right and helps them
understand what they might need to be doing differently.
Modern societies tend to demand innovative learning modalities in
which foreign languages are used to teach content subjects from
very early educational stages. Education authorities in different
geographical areas of the world are currently working to determine
how bilingual teaching should be developed depending, along with
many other factors, on the initial training of bilingual education
teachers. On this basis, it is necessary to review how tertiary
education institutions deal with the theoretical foundations and
practical approaches necessary for this learning modality to train
bilingual education teachers for primary schools. Training Teachers
for Bilingual Education in Primary Schools includes international
experiences of teacher training for bilingual education in primary
schools in which educators should be able to recognize themselves
and identify concrete working formulas to apply in their daily
work. Covering key topics such as teacher training, language
learning, and primary education, this reference work is ideal for
administrators, teacher trainers, policymakers, researchers,
scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.
The field of TESOL encompasses English teachers who teach English
as an additional language in English-dominant countries and those
teachers who teach English as a foreign language in countries where
a language other than English is the official language. This range
of educators teaches English to children, adolescents, and adults
in primary, secondary, post-secondary, popular education, and
language academies or tutoring centers. The diversity of learners
and contexts within the TESOL field presents a unique opportunity
for educators to address varied educational and societal needs.
This opportunity calls for TESOL educators who can support the
whole learner in a range of contexts for the greater social good.
There is an urgent need for readily reproducible and step-by-step
research-based practices and current standards in TESOL that bridge
the gap between critical scholarship and equitable teaching
practices. This book would serve as a critical addition to current
literature in TESOL. TESOL Guide for Critical Praxis in Teaching,
Inquiry, and Advocacy is an essential reference that provides
practical and equitable step-by-step guides for TESOL educators
through the current best practices and methods for effective and
equity-minded teaching, critical inquiry, and transformative
advocacy. This book is of particular value as it bridges theories
to practices with a critical look at racial and social justice in
English language teaching, which will lead to the integration of
social justice-focused practice across the new curriculum. Covering
topics such as integrated language instruction, equity and
inclusivity, critical consciousness, and online learning, this text
is essential for in-service and pre-service TESOL educators,
education students, researchers, administrators, teacher educators,
and academicians.
As education becomes more globally accessible, the need increases
for comprehensive education options with a special focus on
bilingual and intercultural education. The normalization of
diversity and the acclimation of the students to various cultures
and types of people are essential for success in the current world.
The Handbook of Research on Bilingual and Intercultural Education
is an essential scholarly publication that provides comprehensive
empirical research on bilingual and intercultural processes in an
educational context. Featuring a range of topics such as education
policy, language resources, and teacher education, this book is
ideal for teachers, instructional designers, curriculum developers,
language learning professionals, principals, administrators,
academicians, policymakers, researchers, and students.
It has never been more important for schools and instructors to
consider best practices and strategies to appropriately design
effective English language courses. Teaching English successfully
to diverse audiences requires an understanding of how to
communicate with students based on their individual needs and
backgrounds. In order to ensure schools provide the best English
language education possible, they must examine and apply innovative
research in the field. Intercultural Communication and Ubiquitous
Learning in Multimodal English Language Education reviews and
reports the current research methods and theoretical advances in
English language learning linked to applied technologies and action
research. The book considers the most innovative approaches to
English language education from an intercultural and communicative
perspective that covers key concepts such as collaborative
ubiquitous learning and multimodal communication. Covering topics
such as social networks, virtual environments, and intercultural
awareness, this reference work is crucial for academicians,
researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
This book examines language education policy in European
migrant-hosting countries. By applying the Multiple Streams
Framework to detailed case studies on Austria and Italy, it sheds
light on the factors and processes that innovate education policy.
The book illustrates an education policy design that values
language diversity and inclusion, and compares underlying
policymaking processes with less innovative experiences. Combining
empirical analysis and qualitative research methods, it assesses
the ways in which language is intrinsically linked to identity and
political power within societies, and how language policy and
migration might become a firmer part of European policy agendas.
Sitting at the intersection between policy studies, language
education studies and integration studies, the book offers
recommendations for how education policy can promote a more
inclusive society. It will appeal to scholars, practitioners and
students who have an interest in policymaking, education policy and
migrant integration.
This book is written for K-12 teachers and educators to understand
the school experiences and life journeys of the English Language
Learners (ELLs) through four Chinese ELLs by documenting their
transitional experiences into an American school. Traditionally,
Chinese students are perceived as the model minority in American
schools who are academically successful. Yet, this book provides a
new perspective by documenting the life journey and school
experiences of the four Chinese ELLs. The book gives a detailed
account of the four ELLs in transition from Chinese language and
culture into American school and culture. Interview, observation,
and documentary data at their homes and American school reflect
this transitional journey. The book helps K-12 teachers and
educators understand that Chinese students also come from different
family backgrounds and have different previous schooling
experiences. This will help teachers and educators better working
with Chinese and all ELLs who adapt the new school environment.
This book is reader-friendly and carefully crafted with six
chapters. Each chapter focuses on one Chinese ELL with genuine
research data. The book begins with an introduction to provide
basic information of the four ELLs and concludes with the final
chapter that provides an update on the ELL students. This book can
also be used as reading texts by college students in teacher
education and training programs. The book is targeted for the TESOL
organizations. The TESOL has one of the largest memberships with
over 12,000 members representing 156 countries (TESOL Brochure,
2017). This book also benefits various attendees of professional
education conferences.
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