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ESL, Efl and Bilingual Education

ESL, Efl and Bilingual Education

Exploring Historical, Sociocultural, Linguistic, and Instructional Foundations

Lynn W. Zimmerman
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9781617350313
27 May 2010
$54.00
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9781617350320
27 May 2010
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9781617350337
27 May 2010
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9781806617364
27 May 2010
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This collection of essays examines the historical, social, cultural, and educational foundations of ESL/EFL/Bilingual Education. The four themes of this book are:

¨ Historical, Legal and Political Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education

¨ Linguistic and Sociocultural Issues in ESL/EFL Education

¨ Educational Reform and English Language Teaching

¨ Effectively Teaching Bilingual/ESL/EFL Students

This volume offers a concise overview of English language learning issues from foundations to current reform to practical guidelines to implement in the classroom. The articles are a variety of theoretical essays, reports of research and practical guides to teaching ESL/EFL/bilingual populations. Many of the essays are presented from the perspective of critical pedagogy relying on the work of educational theorists such as Paulo Freire, Lisa Delpit, and Michael Apple. Although there are connections among the essays, this collection allows the reader to read any of the essays as individual pieces, so the reader can focus on the issues that are most relevant.

This book is aimed at instructors of ESL/EFL/bilingual foundations courses. It would be appropriate for undergraduate or graduate level courses. There is some international appeal for this text since several of the essays focus on general English language learning issues, and at least two focus on international issues.

Part I. Historical, Legal, and Political Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education

  • Chapter 1. The English-Only Movement: The Power to Silence
  • Chapter 2. Bilingual Education as a Manifestation of an Ethic of Caring
  • Chapter 3. Culture of Silence: The Complicity of American Education
  • Chapter 4. Standard American English: Focus on Profanity as a Social Language Issue in the ESL/EFL Classroom
  • Part II. Linguistic and Sociocultural Issues in ESL/EFL Education
  • Chapter 5. That Is a Bank?: When Knowing English Isn’t Enough
  • Chapter 6. Language Learning and Intercultural Competence: Negotiating Polish-American Identity
  • Chapter 7. The Path to College Graduation: Providing Support for Middle School Students Who Are Hispanic
  • Chapter 8. Not Ready to Sit and Knit: A Look at Aging and Learning English
  • Part III. Educational Reform and English Language Teaching
  • Chapter 9. No Child Left Behind and English Language Learners: Issues in Assessment
  • Chapter 10. Educational and Curricular Reforms in Latvia and Poland: Perspectives of Preservice English Teachers
  • Chapter 11. Teaching Bilingual Students With Special Needs: A Teacher Training Issue
  • Part IV. Effectively Teaching Bilingual/ESL/EFL Students
  • Chapter 12. Teaching Abstract Concepts in the EFL Classroom
  • Chapter 13. Let Every Voice Be Heard: Creating Effective Groups
  • Chapter 14. Using Free Voluntary Reading in the ESL Classroom
  • Chapter 15. The School Library and the ESL Student
  • Chapter 16. Teaching About Prejudice Using YouTube: Meeting Language and Content Objectives