Author : Katherine Richardson Bruna
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135269386
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms by : Katherine Richardson Bruna
Download or read book The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms written by Katherine Richardson Bruna and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ways in which language comprises the implicit or explicit curriculum of teaching and learning in multicultural science settings, this book contributes to scholarship on the role of language in developing classroom scientific communities of practice, expands that work by highlighting the challenges faced specifically by ethnic- and linguistic-"minority" students and their teachers in joining those communities, and showcases exemplary teaching and research initiatives for helping to meet these challenges.