Education : Bilingual Education

Presents a model for successfully instructing bilingual students in International Schools across the curriculum. In such schools, there is a majority of second language learners, and this book presents a three-programme model which provides content-based English-language skills and aims to develop students' mother tongues. more...

Price: $39.95

Reporting on the research collaborations of a group of teachers, graduate students and a university professor, this book weaves together their collective insights about how classrooms might be better for students of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, abilities and socio-economic circumstances, and better for teachers as well. more...

Price: $89.95

This book documents ongoing language shift to English among by Latino professionals in California. It then describes current instructional practices used in the teaching of Spanish as an academic subject at the high school and university levels to “heritage” language students who, although educated entirely in English, acquired Spanish at home as a first language. It specifically examines the potential contribution of these instructional practices to the maintenance of Spanish. more...

Price: $49.95

This title addresses ethical dilemmas and issues that ESL post-secondary faculty commonly encounter and examines them in the framework of social justice concerns. Scenarios in each chapter provide realistic situations for reflection and discussion. It then sets out the issues raised. more...

Price: $26.95

Proposes an integrated approach to the study of bilingual education in minority and majority settings. This work includes contributions from well-known scholars working in eight countries in Europe and the Americas who show how to bridge the gap between prestigious elite bilingualism and the bilingualism of minority communities. more...

Price: $139.95