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Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of ethnic minorities
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Ten Pumpkins
(Paperback)
Ana Fan; Illustrated by Altheya Pulvera
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R443
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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 presents different practices and strategies for the
English as an additional language classroom as well as units that
could be adapted to various grade levels, English language
proficiency levels, and linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The
research, lessons, and concepts included in the book present
innovative ideas in EAL education. The chapters are the result of a
professional learning program for 30 English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) teachers from Brazil, held at the University of Miami's
School of Education and Human Development in the Spring semester of
2018. The program, entitled "Six-Week English Language Certificate
Program for High School English Teachers from Brazil (PDPI),"
contained several components related to language development and
methodology, including orality, reading, writing, linguistic and
grammatical knowledge, and interculturality. The program was guided
by the principle of multiliteracies, with a focus on English
language development through new possibilities to participate in
meaning making that incorporates verbal, visual, body language,
gestures, and audiovisual resources.
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