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Language Minority Students in the Mainstream Classroom
Author: Angela Carrasquillo
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781853592973
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides first-hand information on culturally and linguistically diverse students in America, as well as instructional strategies
Minority Languages and Multilingual Education
Author: Durk Gorter
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-04
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 940077317X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents research on the situation minority language schoolchildren face when they need to learn languages of international communication, in particular English. The book takes minority languages as a starting point and it bridges local and global perspectives in the analysis of multilingual education contexts. It examines the interaction of minority languages and cultures, majority languages and lingua franca-s in a variety of settings across different regions and countries on all continents. Even though all chapters in this book involve minority languages, the issues discussed are relevant to any context in which more than language is used in education. The book reveals challenges and opportunities of multilingual education by discussing issues such as Northern and Southern concepts, language education policies, language diversity, interethnic understanding, multimodal language practices, power, conflict, identity and prestige, among many others. “This is the volume that finally accounts for multilingual education from a truly multilingual perspective by involving proposals and research from a variety of multilingual speech communities in the world. The (linguistically) rich Ethiopia and Mexico can teach the poor Europe and other Northern countries about multilingual education. CLIL promoters may learn from Finnish Sámi and Canadian Innu and Mi’gmaq indigenous communities as well as from Basque results. Speakers and teachers of minority and international languages will certainly be glad to hear the news. There is no need for a monolingual bias or tunnel vision in acquiring English in non-English speaking communities. This volume includes new challenging pedagogical perspectives while pointing to interesting conclusions for worldwide educational authorities”. Maria Pilar Safont Jordà, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
Bilingual Education and Minority Language Maintenance in China
Author: Lubei Zhang
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-01-10
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 3030034542
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book looks closely at Yi bilingual education practice in the southwest of China from an educationalist’s perspective and, in doing so, provides an insight toward our understanding of minority language maintenance and bilingual education implementation in China. The book provides an overview on the Yi people since 1949, their history, society, culture, customs and languages. Adopting the theory of language ecology, data was collected among different Yi groups and case studies were focused on Yi bilingual schools. By looking into the application of the Chinese government’s multilingual language and education policy over the last 30 years with its underlying language ideology and practices the book reveals the de facto language policy by analyzing the language management at school level, the linguistic landscape around the Yi community, as well as the language attitude and cultural identities held by present Yi students, teachers and parents. The book is relevant for anyone looking to more deeply understand bilingual education and language maintenance in today’s global context.
Language Minority Students in American Schools
Author: H. D. Adamson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-03-23
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1135626030
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Addresses questions of language education in the US, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students who do not speak English as a native language.
Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children
Author: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1997-04-16
Total Pages: 499
ISBN-13: 0309175453
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studiesâ€"from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity. This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students.
Educating Language-Minority Children
Author: Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1998-03-05
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 0309517621
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present unique challenges for America's education system. Based on Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a comprehensive study published in 1997, this book summarizes for teachers and education policymakers what has been learned over the past three decades about educating such students. It discusses a broad range of educational issues: how students learn a second language; how reading and writing skills develop in the first and second languages; how information on specific subjects (for example, biology) is stored and learned and the implications for second-language learners; how social and motivational factors affect learning for English-language learners; how the English proficiency and subject matter knowledge of English-language learners are assessed; and what is known about the attributes of effective schools and classrooms that serve English-language learners.
Educating the Minority Language Student
The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States
Author: Terrence Wiley
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2009-10-28
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1847693806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy and practice. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority education in the USA. The collection includes contributions on the acquisition of English, language shift, the maintenance of heritage languages, prospects for long-term educational achievement, how family background, economic status, and gender and identity influence academic adjustment and achievement, challenges for appropriate language testing and placement, and examples of advocacy action research. It concludes with a thoughtful commentary aimed at broadening our understanding of the need to provide quality immigrant language minority education within the context of globalization. This collection will be of value to students and researchers interested in promoting educational equity and achievement for immigrant language minority students.
Language Minority Students in the Mainstream Classroom
Author: Angela Carrasquillo
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781853595646
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the second edition of an easily readable text that provides first-hand information on culturally and linguistically diverse students as well as instructional strategies in the content areas of reading, writing, science, social studies and maths, using simple and direct language. The second edition includes updated information on current educational programs and local and national standards for English language learners in United States. The book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, under- and postgraduate students interested in the teaching of ethnic minorities.
