Foundations of Dual Language Instruction, The - Softcover

Lessow-Hurley, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132685167 ISBN 13: 9780132685160

Publisher: Pearson, 2012

Synopsis

The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction is a practical, comprehensive, objective look at dual language instruction and the social, political, historical, and educational issues of teaching second language learners in today’s diverse classrooms. With its emphasis on English language learners, the book provides descriptions of effective programs and instructional strategies that can be used in the classroom, and includes sections on the history and legal underpinnings of schooling in two languages, language policy in the U.S. and around the world, considerations of changing demographics and implications for educators, and the dynamics of culture in schooling.

About this title

About the Author:

Judith Lessow-Hurley is a professor in the Elementary Education Department at San Jose State University. Her areas of expertise are bilingual and multicultural education. She works primarily with pre-service teachers, most of whom teach significant numbers of second language learners from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. Professor Lessow-Hurley has worked with professional educators across the country and internationally. Along with her expertise in the education of English language learners, she has studied religious diversity in the context of First Amendment protections for religious freedoms in a pluralist democracy. She is also the author of Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners (ASCD, 2002).

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0132685167
• ISBN 13: 9780132685160
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 224