Principles and classroom techniques for teaching English language learners
A Course for Teaching English Learners combines the fundamental principles of education with practical English language education techniques to help both pre- and in-service educators reach English language students in impactful ways. The text provides background in cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural context, building a comprehensive framework for effective English language education. Uniquely, the text outlines both psychological and sociocultural contexts at play at all school levels, including second-language acquisition hurdles and strategies for teaching content subjects. The 3rd Edition has been updated with a wealth of new and revised content, including new information on evolving certification requirements, modern demographic data, technology-enhanced language learning, translanguaging, and more.
"To educate English learners, teachers need not only basic principles but also specific practices. This book is designed to help teachers become more effective in expanding English learners' access to the core curriculum, instructing all students with a rich and demanding curriculum, and making crosscultural connections by means of teaching practices and curricular content. Coverage includes a broad foundation in second-language acquisition issues and techniques, the influence of culture on schooling, cultural practices of schooling, and the sociopolitical context of education, as well as strategies for teaching content subjects such as mathematics, sciences, and social studies. A Course for Teaching English Learners offers an opportunity for educators to access in a single volume the information necessary to educate practicing and prospective teachers in principles for working with students who are English learners. Not only teachers, but also program coordinators, curriculum developers, administrators,and materials designers can use up-to-date re-search and methods to work successfully with this group"--