Language Minority Education In The United States

Author : Terrence Wiley
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847693806
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States written by Terrence Wiley and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009-10-28 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Diane August
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Minority Education in the United States written by Diane August and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1988 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. D. Adamson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135626022
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Minority Students in American Schools written by H. D. Adamson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-03-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students in American public schools who do not speak English as a native language. These students are at the center of a national debate about the right relationship among ESL, bilingual, and mainstream classes. Bilingual education has been banned by constitutional amendment in California and Arizona, and similar amendments are being considered in other states. Language Minority Students in American Schools: An Education in English places this debate and related issues of teaching standard English to speakers of nonstandard dialects, such as black English, within the larger context of language acquisition theory and current methods of language teaching. Adamson draws from the large body of sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and educational research, and on his own experience as an English teacher in the U.S. and overseas, to shed light on some of these controversies and on the cognitive, cultural, public policy, and practical issues involved in educating English language learners. Presenting all sides of the issues fairly, he offers a strong endorsement for bilingual and bidialectical education based on programs designed and administered according to the principles discussed in the book and supported by language acquisition theory and classroom research. A strength of the book is the inclusion of original research conducted in a middle school enrolling a majority of Latino students. This research contributes to the field of language education by providing a detailed description of how English language learners study content subjects. Examples from the study are used to illustrate a discussion of Vygotskian learning principles and the relationship between the students' home and school cultures. Language Minority Students in American Schools: An Education in English is intended for students who are preparing to become teachers of English as a second language, and for teachers of other subjects who work with English language learners.

Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309054974
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children written by National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-05-16 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Courtney B. Cazden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Minority Education in the United States written by Courtney B. Cazden and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Angela Carrasquillo
Publisher : Multilingual Matters Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781853592973
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Minority Students in the Mainstream Classroom written by Angela Carrasquillo and published by Multilingual Matters Limited. This book was released on 1996 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides first-hand information on culturally and linguistically diverse students in America, as well as instructional strategies

Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309064147
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educating Language-Minority Children written by National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-03-19 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : David Corson
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853592096
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Minority Education, and Gender written by David Corson and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In reviewing the international literature on this vital subject, this book examines three groups who seem most affected by unfair language practices in education: women and girls; minority cultural groups; and minority social groups.

Author : Angela Carrasquillo
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853595646
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Minority Students in the Mainstream Classroom written by Angela Carrasquillo and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2002 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Nancy H. Hornberger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Education of Language Minority Students in the United States written by Nancy H. Hornberger and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: