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Book Synopsis Celebrating Diversity Through Language Study by : Jen McCreight
Download or read book Celebrating Diversity Through Language Study written by Jen McCreight and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is language study? Jen McCreight introduces us to a new approach to grammar study, a subject area all too often taught without students and their unique backgrounds in mind. In today's linguistically diverse classrooms, she argues that a more personal approach to grammar is necessary if we want to reach every learner. "By linking language study to children's' backgrounds," she writes, "and by empowering teachers, students, and families to become actively engaged in this work, the disconnect so many children feel from school will begin to shrink." Language study is a student-centered approach to grammar study, with two primary components: - teaching students how to negotiate the language they use based on context - building on background knowledge to make the study of words relevant for all children. Used either exclusively or embedded into an existing grammar curriculum, Jen's step-by-step language study plan brings children's home and school language together for more authentic grammar lessons that help students begin to view their own unique backgrounds as important and connected to the study of words. With examples from 1st and 3rd grade classrooms, activities, tools, and project ideas that bring grammar to life, Celebrating Diversity Through Language Study promises a more culturally sensitive approach to grammar that will help all children thrive.
Book Synopsis Young Learners, Diverse Children by : Virginia Gonzalez
Download or read book Young Learners, Diverse Children written by Virginia Gonzalez and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurture young children’s self-esteem and boost learning by integrating family culture with instruction! Emphasizing how connecting instruction with children’s backgrounds increases learners’ confidence and fosters a supportive learning environment, this book helps teachers improve outcomes for diverse and low socioeconomic status (SES) students. Drawing on field-tested methods, the author merges cognition, language, and culture and presents lesson plans, classroom-based alternative assessment tools, and best practices to help readers: Improve literacy through storytelling that reflects students’ lives Collaborate with parents to increase student achievement Correlate curriculum with TESOL standards for young children Integrate academic standards across developmental levels
Book Synopsis Language Diversity in the Classroom by : Geneva Smitherman
Download or read book Language Diversity in the Classroom written by Geneva Smitherman and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s no secret that, in most American classrooms, students are expected to master standardized American English and the conventions of Edited American English if they wish to succeed. Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice works to realign these conceptions through a series of provocative yet evenhanded essays that explore the ways we have enacted and continue to enact our beliefs in the integrity of the many languages and Englishes that arise both in the classroom and in professional communities. Edited by Geneva Smitherman and Victor Villanueva, the collection was motivated by a survey project on language awareness commissioned by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Conference on College Composition and Communication. All actively involved in supporting diversity in education, the contributors address the major issues inherent in linguistically diverse classrooms: language and racism, language and nationalism, and the challenges in teaching writing while respecting and celebrating students’ own languages. Offering historical and pedagogical perspectives on language awareness and language diversity, the essays reveal the nationalism implicit in the concept of a “standard English,” advocate alternative training and teaching practices for instructors at all levels, and promote the respect and importance of the country’s diverse dialects, languages, and literatures. Contributors include Geneva Smitherman, Victor Villanueva, Elaine Richardson, Victoria Cliett, Arnetha F. Ball, Rashidah Jammi` Muhammad, Kim Brian Lovejoy, Gail Y. Okawa, Jan Swearingen, and Dave Pruett. The volume also includes a foreword by Suresh Canagarajah and a substantial bibliography of resources about bilingualism and language diversity.
Book Synopsis Voices in English Classrooms by : Lenora Cook
Download or read book Voices in English Classrooms written by Lenora Cook and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of classroom practices that view the personal experiences of diverse student populations as valuable resources for instruction. It offers teachers various responses to the challenges posed by students' cultural, linguistic, and social group affiliations. The book contains essays arranged into three interwoven strands: "Hearing Every Voice," the language strand, encourages peer appreciation of dialect and language diversity; "Preserving Voices," the composition strand, emphasizes the bond between writer and audience that leads to understanding self and others; and "Affirming Voices," the literature strand, expands upon and enriches the traditional canon by dealing with literary selections that reflect the experiences of diverse groups within United States society. Essays and their authors include: (1) "Celebrating Diversity through the Language Autobiography" (G. Douglas Meyers); (2) "Classroom Diversity as Strength: A Language-Centered Unit" (Kyoko Sato and others); (3) "'How You Not Be Knowin' Dat?': Using Language Study to Enfranchise Diversity" (Barbara Osburg); (4) "Becoming Centered in the Students: What a Teacher Can Do for Underprepared Learners" (Smokey Wilson); (5) "'Worldview' Publication as an Incentive for Excellence in Writing" (Susan B. Andrews and John Creed); (6) "Autobiography as a Liberating Force in the Basic Writing Classroom" (Brenda M. Greene); (7) "Bridging Cross-Cultural Differences through Writing" (Sarah Coprich Johnson and Julia Stutts Austin); (8) "'Delicious of the New': ESL as Poetry, EFL as Literary Analysis" (James W. Penha); (9) "'Break on Through': An Interdisciplinary Approach to Composition" (Michael G. Battin); (10) "Environmental Writing and Minority Education" (Luke Wallin); (11) "Successful Teaching Practices for Sexual Minority Students in Writing Courses: Four Teachers at Work" (Sarah-Hope Parmeter and others); (12) "The Western Illinois University Minority Summer Tutoring Program: A University/Junior High School Collaborative Effort" (Kathy H. Barclay and William Mosley); (13) "Real Voices: Action and Involvement in Secondary English Classrooms" (Lenora (Leni) Cook); (14) "When Wordsworth Is Too Tame: Merging Minority Literature with the Classics in the Secondary Language Arts Curriculum" (P.L. Thomas); (15) "Teaching the 'Thief of Bagdad' as an Interdisciplinary, Middle School Unit" (Martin Mullarkey); (16) "An Approach to Teaching Four Poems about Education: A Thematic Unit for Pre-Freshman Minority Students" (Mary Sauter Comfort); (17) "Caribbean Literature as Catalyst in the Composition Classroom" (Keith Gilyard and others); (18) "A Fiesta of Voices: Regional Literature in the Multicultural Classroom" (Jeffrey Laing); and (19) "Expanding the Literary Canon through Perceptions of Diversity and the American Dream" (Eileen I. Oliver). (NKA).
Book Synopsis Calling the Doves by : Juan Felipe Herrera
Download or read book Calling the Doves written by Juan Felipe Herrera and published by Children's Book Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bilingual memoir by a celebrated poet paints a vivid picture of his migrant farmworker childhood. Full-color illustrations.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Assessment Practices and Pedagogical Models for Immigrant Students by : Keengwe, Jared
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Assessment Practices and Pedagogical Models for Immigrant Students written by Keengwe, Jared and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standardized tests have been selected as a key assessment factor in expanding the academic achievement of the national student population. However, these tests position immigrant students at the risk of academic failure, leading education experts to search for new strategies and teaching models. The Handbook of Research on Assessment Practices and Pedagogical Models for Immigrant Students is a critical research publication that focuses on research-based pedagogical practices for teaching immigrant students. Edited by a prominent IGI Global editor, this book examines the latest professional development models and assessment practices of English learners (ELs). Covering essential topics such as second language acquisition (SLA), classroom management, teacher education, refugee resettlement programs, and more, this publication is a valuable resource for academicians, professionals, researchers, administrators, faculty, and classroom teachers as the social and academic needs of English language learners continue to present a challenge for many schools and teachers.
Author :Management Association, Information Resources Publisher :IGI Global ISBN 13 :1668436914 Total Pages :1656 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (684 download)
Book Synopsis Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education by : Management Association, Information Resources
Download or read book Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 1656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the boost in global immigration and migration, as well as the emphasis on creating inclusive classrooms, research is turning to the challenges that teachers face with the increasing need for bilingual and multilingual education. The benefits of bilingual education are widespread, allowing students to develop important cognitive skills such as critical thinking and problem solving as well as opening further career opportunities later in life. However, very few resources are available for the successful practice and implementation of this education into the curriculum, with an even greater lack of appropriate cultural representation in the classroom. Thus, it is essential for educators to remain knowledgeable on the emerging strategies and procedures available for making bilingual and multilingual education successful. The Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education is a comprehensive reference source on bilingual and multilingual education that offers the latest insights on education strategy and considerations on the language learners themselves. This research anthology features a diverse collection of authors, offering valuable global perspectives on multilingual education. Covering topics such as gamification, learning processes, and teaching models, this anthology serves as an essential resource for professors, teachers, pre-service teachers, faculty of K-12 and higher education, government officials, policymakers, researchers, and academicians with an interest in key strategy and understanding of bilingual and multilingual education.
Book Synopsis Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms by : Jennifer Miller
Download or read book Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms written by Jennifer Miller and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical reality of contemporary education in a globalised world is the growing cultural, racial and linguistic diversity in schools and the issues involved in educating increasing numbers of students who are still learning the dominant language. This poses extraordinary challenges for second and foreign language teachers in many countries, where such students must engage with the mainstream curriculum in a new language. What do these increasingly plurilingual and multicultural classrooms look like? And how do language teachers address the challenges of such diverse classrooms? This book brings together a group of well-recognised language education scholars who present their research in a range of international settings. They focus on the key areas of pedagogy, language policy and curriculum and exemplify new research directions in the field.
Book Synopsis Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World by : Dr. Leo Parvis
Download or read book Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World written by Dr. Leo Parvis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one in this country is untouched by the impact of diversity. Yet, as diverse as diversity is, are too the many different emotions and attitudes evoked by diversity. As a nation, we are not well equipped to deal with the swirling transitions that are converging on us on a daily basis because of the nature of being the most diverse country in the world.This text will well serve the purpose for many who decide to learn and teach the fundamentals of cultural diversity. It will be beneficial for college students, high school juniors and seniors, and organizations whose ever-changing workforce leads to the necessity of educating employees on how to deal with the diversity of employees and customers in a positive manner. This timely publication is filled with current and relevant examples taken from pop culture: from TV shows, song lyrics, and poetry of the times. These excerpts make this publication much more interesting and easy for the reader to relate to and understand.
Book Synopsis Linguistic Diversity and Teaching by : Nancy L. Commins
Download or read book Linguistic Diversity and Teaching written by Nancy L. Commins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-04-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linguistic Diversity and Teaching raises questions and provides a context for reflection regarding the complex issues surrounding new English learners in the schools. These issues exist within a highly charged political climate and involve not only language, but also culture, class, ethnicity, and the persistent inequities that characterize our educational system. The text addresses these issues through conversations among experts, practitioners, and readers that are informed by representative case studies and by a range of theoretical approaches. It is designed to engage readers in beginning to evolve their own practical theories, to help them explore and perhaps modify some basic beliefs and assumptions, and to become acquainted with other points of view. Throughout, readers are encouraged to interact with the text and to develop their own perspective on the issue of linguistic diversity and teaching. This is the fourth volume in Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling: A Series for Prospective and Practicing Teachers, edited by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. It follows the same format as previous volumes in the series. *Part I includes four cases dealing with different aspects of the impacts of the changing demographics of public schools. Each case is followed by space for readers to write their own reactions and reflections, and a set of reactions to the cases written by prospective and practicing teachers, administrators, and professors. *Part II presents three public arguments representing very different views about linguistic diversity: in public schools, English should be the only language of instruction; all children should receive instruction in both their first language and English; planning for instruction should be based not on absolutes, but on what is realistically possible in particular settings. *Part III offers the authors' own interpretations of the issues raised throughout the text, outlines a number of ways in which teachers can continue to explore these topics, and includes exercises for further reflection. A glossary and annotated bibliography are provided. This text is pertinent for all prospective and practicing teachers at any stage of their training. It can be used in any undergraduate or graduate course that addresses issues of language diversity and teaching.
Book Synopsis Celebrating Diversity in the Language Classroom by : Aleidine Kramer Moeller
Download or read book Celebrating Diversity in the Language Classroom written by Aleidine Kramer Moeller and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Managing Diversity in Education by : David Little
Download or read book Managing Diversity in Education written by David Little and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diversity - social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic - poses a challenge to all educational systems. This book aims to address these issues by examining current policy and its implications, pedagogical practice and responses to the challenge of diversity that go beyond the language of schooling. This volume will appeal to anyone involved in the educational integration of immigrant children and adolescents.
Author :Julia Athena Spinthourakis Publisher :Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 13 :3531934945 Total Pages :219 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Cultural Diversity in the Classroom by : Julia Athena Spinthourakis
Download or read book Cultural Diversity in the Classroom written by Julia Athena Spinthourakis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-25 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The so-called nation states have created ethnical minorities. Also due to migration, cultural diversity is the reality. The multicultural society is strongly reproduced in the schools all over Europe. Cultural diversity in the classroom is increasingly recognized as a potential which should not be neglected. The educational system has, above all, to provide all children with equal opportunities. Experts from Finland, the UK, Hungary, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and other European states, mostly responsible for teacher education, have contributed to this volume with critical, but constructive remarks on the classroom reality in their countries. This book is valuable reading for academics and practitioners in educational sciences.
Book Synopsis Classroom Practices in Teaching English by :
Download or read book Classroom Practices in Teaching English written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of classroom practices that view the personal experiences of diverse student populations as valuable resources for instruction. It offers teachers various responses to the challenges posed by students' cultural, linguistic, and social group affiliations. The book contains essays arranged into three interwoven strands: "Hearing Every Voice," the language strand, encourages peer appreciation of dialect and language diversity; "Preserving Voices," the composition strand, emphasizes the bond between writer and audience that leads to understanding self and others; and "Affirming Voices," the literature strand, expands upon and enriches the traditional canon by dealing with literary selections that reflect the experiences of diverse groups within United States society. Essays and their authors include: (1) "Celebrating Diversity through the Language Autobiography" (G. Douglas Meyers); (2) "Classroom Diversity as Strength: A Language-Centered Unit" (Kyoko Sato and others); (3) "'How You Not Be Knowin' Dat?': Using Language Study to Enfranchise Diversity" (Barbara Osburg); (4) "Becoming Centered in the Students: What a Teacher Can Do for Underprepared Learners" (Smokey Wilson); (5) "'Worldview' Publication as an Incentive for Excellence in Writing" (Susan B. Andrews and John Creed); (6) "Autobiography as a Liberating Force in the Basic Writing Classroom" (Brenda M. Greene); (7) "Bridging Cross-Cultural Differences through Writing" (Sarah Coprich Johnson and Julia Stutts Austin); (8) "'Delicious of the New': ESL as Poetry, EFL as Literary Analysis" (James W. Penha); (9) "'Break on Through': An Interdisciplinary Approach to Composition" (Michael G. Battin); (10) "Environmental Writing and Minority Education" (Luke Wallin); (11) "Successful Teaching Practices for Sexual Minority Students in Writing Courses: Four Teachers at Work" (Sarah-Hope Parmeter and others); (12) "The Western Illinois University Minority Summer Tutoring Program: A University/Junior High School Collaborative Effort" (Kathy H. Barclay and William Mosley); (13) "Real Voices: Action and Involvement in Secondary English Classrooms" (Lenora (Leni) Cook); (14) "When Wordsworth Is Too Tame: Merging Minority Literature with the Classics in the Secondary Language Arts Curriculum" (P. L. Thomas); (15) "Teaching the 'Thief of Bagdad' as an Interdisciplinary, Middle School Unit" (Martin Mullarkey); (16) "An Approach to Teaching Four Poems about Education: A Thematic Unit for Pre-Freshman Minority Students" (Mary Sauter Comfort); (17) "Caribbean Literature as Catalyst in the Composition Classroom" (Keith Gilyard and others); (18) "A Fiesta of Voices: Regional Literature in the Multicultural Classroom" (Jeffrey Laing); and (19) "Expanding the Literary Canon through Perceptions of Diversity and the American Dream" (Eileen I. Oliver). (NKA)
Book Synopsis Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice by : Ingrid Piller
Download or read book Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice written by Ingrid Piller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding and addressing linguistic disadvantage must be a central facet of the social justice agenda of our time. This book explores the ways in which linguistic diversity mediates social justice in liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to high levels of migration and economic globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination and imparity of political participation, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice employs a case-study approach to real-world instances of linguistic injustice. Linguistic diversity is a universal characteristic of human language but linguistic diversity is rarely neutral; rather it is accompanied by linguistic stratification and linguistic subordination. Domains critical to social justice include employment, education, and community participation. The book offers a detailed examination of the connection between linguistic diversity and inequality in these specific contexts within nation states that are organized as liberal democracies. Inequalities exist not only between individuals and groups within a state but also between states. Therefore, the book also explores the role of linguistic diversity in global injustice with a particular focus on the spread of English as a global language. While much of the analysis in this book focuses on language as a means of exclusion, discrimination and disadvantage, the concluding chapter asks what the content of linguistic justice might be.
Book Synopsis Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US by : Susan Tamasi
Download or read book Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US written by Susan Tamasi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly engaging textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. It discusses the many languages and forms of language that have been used in the US – including standard and nonstandard forms of English, creoles, Native American languages, and immigrant languages from across the globe – and shows how this distribution and diversity of languages has helped shape and define America as well as an American identity. The volume introduces the basic concepts of sociolinguistics and the politics of language through cohesive, up-to-date and accessible coverage of such key topics as dialectal development and the role of English as the majority language, controversies concerning language use in society, languages other than English used in the US, and the policies that have directly or indirectly influenced language use. These topics are presented in such a way that students can examine the inherent diversity of the communicative systems used in the United States as both a form of cultural enrichment and as the basis for socio-political conflict. The author team outlines the different viewpoints on contemporary issues surrounding language in the US and contextualizes these issues within linguistic facts, to help students think critically and formulate logical discussions. To provide opportunities for further examination and debate, chapters are organized around key misconceptions or questions ("I don't have an accent" or "Immigrants don't want to learn English"), bringing them to the forefront for readers to address directly. Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US is a fresh and unique take on a widely taught topic. It is ideal for students from a variety of disciplines or with no prior knowledge of the field, and a useful text for introductory courses on language in the US, American English, language variation, language ideology, and sociolinguistics.
Book Synopsis Language Development by : Sandra Levey
Download or read book Language Development written by Sandra Levey and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Development: Understanding Language Diversity in the Classroom offers comprehensive coverage of the language development process for pre- and in-service teachers while emphasizing the factors that further academic success in the classroom, including literacy skills, phonological awareness, and narrative. With chapters written by respected specialists in various fields, this interdisciplinary text illuminates the impact of language development on learning success and distinguishes between language differences and disorders, integrating illustrative case studies as well as helpful classroom strategies that teachers can implement right away.
