This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date volume on the state of bilingual education in the United States and, in particular, on effective curriculum and instructional approaches. Eugene Garca, a renowned authority on bilingual education, depicts the vast scope and complexity of the problem of educating English language learners. He sets forth a conceptual framework to guide educational policy and practice that reflects democratic ideals and values. This authoritative reference:
* Provides a comprehensive review of theory, research, practice, and policy that accurately characterizes the education of bilingual students in U.S. schools.
* Presents an analysis of teachers, classrooms, schools, and communities that have successfully educated bilingual children by employing diverse instructional strategies.
* Addresses language, social, and cognitive issues as they intersect with various instructional practices.
* Identifies the characteristics of effective bilingual education programs, presenting examples of school programs that exemplify these characteristics.

Teaching and Learning in Two Languages: Bilingualism and Schooling in the United States (Multicultural Education Series)

Teaching And Learning In Two Languages: Bilingualism & Schooling In The United States (Multicultural Education (Cloth))

The servant problem : domestic employment in a global economy

Eugene E. Garca; James A. Banks

García, Eugene E., 1946-

Garcia, Eugene E.

Eugene E. García

Rosie Cox

I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan

Multicultural education series, Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.), New York, New York State, 2004

Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.), New York, ©2005

Multicultural education series, New York, cop. 2005

United States, United States of America

London ; New York : New York, 2006

Illustrated, 2005-04-08

Illustrated, PS, 2005

March 23, 2005

March 28, 2005

book contains highlights
obscured text

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-186) and index.
MLC

xv, 199 p. : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-186) and index
1. Who are these children, their families, and communities? -- U.S. language diversity -- Immigrant students--U.S. schools -- English acquisition and bilingualism in the U.S. context -- 2. Bilingualism is not the arithmetic sum of two languages -- Bilingual development -- Linguistic development -- Language choice and code-switching -- Cognition, language, and culture -- Social/communicative aspects -- Language development considers ways to use it -- 3. Education comes in diverse shapes and forms for U.S. bilinguals -- Schooling practices: the debate -- What works: optimal instruction and learning features -- Dual-language programs -- Beyond language -- English-language development in a bilingual program -- Developing "academic" English in U.S. bilinguals -- Specially designed academic instruction -- 4. Bilinguals in the United States speak more than a foreign language -- Dialects and bilingualism -- U.S. indigenous bilingual students -- Bilingual/bicultural U.S. deaf students -- 5. The policy debate and related policies regarding U.S. bilinguals -- The Federal courts -- Rights and language-minority students -- State and local policies -- English-only state policies -- Convergence of other state and local policies -- Federal policy -- 6. Educational reform and schooling U.S. bilinguals -- An integrated conceptual framework for the instruction of U.S. bilinguals -- Responsive learning communities -- The design study--a responsive bilingual learning community: sites, teachers, and intervention -- Analysis of writing, creating, and revising writing rubrics -- 7. Bilingual student achievement in a reform context -- Sierra Madre findings -- Chang Ching findings -- Standardized test achievement measures -- Teachers' perceptions of their work, ALAS, and instruction -- Additional data for Chang Ching and Sierra Madre -- 8. Final thoughts regarding theory, practice, and policy relevant to U.S. bilingual students -- Language as a cultural system -- Culture, language, and schooling -- Policy considerations -- Educational practice implications -- From the general to the specific

This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date volume on the state of bilingual education in the United States and, in particular, on effective curriculum and instructional approaches. Eugene García, a renowned authority on bilingual education, depicts the vast scope and complexity of the problem of educating English language learners. He sets forth a conceptual framework to guide educational policy and practice that reflects democratic ideals and values. This authoritative reference:Provides a comprehensive review of theory, research, practice, and policy that accurately characterizes the education of bilingual students in U.S. schools.Presents an analysis of teachers, classrooms, schools, and communities that have successfully educated bilingual children by employing diverse instructional strategies.Addresses language, social, and cognitive issues as they intersect with various instructional practices. Identifies the characteristics of effective bilingual education programs, presenting examples of school programs that exemplify these characteristics.“A valuable resource for teachers, administrators and researcher... an excellent text for a graduate class.”—TC Record“Teachers, administrators, school counselors, and policymakers urgently need resources to guide the formulation of culturally and linguistically compatible classroom practices. Teaching and Learning in Two Languages is just such a resource.”—Carlos J. Ovando, Arizona State University“A comprehensive examination by one of the top experts in the field. This book provides guidance to American schools at a time when the need for bilingual bicultural citizens is most needed in the democratic sphere.”—Lourdes Diaz Soto, The Pennsylvania State University

There are now more servants in Britain than in Victorian times. This explosion in paid domestic employment is part of a global trend. Women from countries such as the Philippines take on domestic jobs in order to support families at home, whilst students from Eastern Europe, the EU and Brazil work as au pairs in order to study English and improve their employment prospects. Rosie Cox's timely new work examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain today and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. She shows how the economy depends on women working ou

This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date volume on the state of bilingual education in the United States and, in particular, on effective curriculum and instructional approaches. The book sets forth a conceptual framework to guide educational policy and practice that reflects democratic ideals and values

2023-06-28