A Course for Teaching English Learners - 3rd Edition by Lynne Diaz-Rico (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"To educate English learners, teachers need not only basic principles but also specific practices. This book is designed to help teachers become more effective in expanding English learners' access to the core curriculum, instructing all students with a rich and demanding curriculum, and making crosscultural connections by means of teaching practices and curricular content. Coverage includes a broad foundation in second-language acquisition issues and techniques, the influence of culture on schooling, cultural practices of schooling, and the sociopolitical context of education, as well as strategies for teaching content subjects such as mathematics, sciences, and social studies. A Course for Teaching English Learners offers an opportunity for educators to access in a single volume the information necessary to educate practicing and prospective teachers in principles for working with students who are English learners. Not only teachers, but also program coordinators, curriculum developers, administrators, and materials designers can use up-to-date re-search and methods to work successfully with this group"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Principles and classroom techniques for teaching English language learners </b> <br> <i> <b>A Course for Teaching English Learners</b> </i> combines the fundamental principles of education with practical English language education techniques to help both pre- and in-service educators reach English language students in impactful ways. The text provides background in cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural context, building a comprehensive framework for effective English language education. Uniquely, the text outlines both psychological and sociocultural contexts at play at all school levels, including second-language acquisition hurdles and strategies for teaching content subjects. The <b>3rd Edition </b>has been updated with a wealth of new and revised content, including new information on evolving certification requirements, modern demographic data, technology-enhanced language learning, translanguaging, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Diaz-Rico] provides a very comprehensive introduction to the field from a second language perspective as well as from a cultural perspective... Overall an excellent project!" <br> - Dr. Daniel Gilhooly, University of Central Missouri <p/> "[On chapters 9 and 10] The topic of culture and cultural diversity is very well covered... Identifies where there may be differences in values among families and culture groups within a school [and] also gives tools to teachers for the inquiry process of learning more about the home cultural values of students in their classrooms." <br> - Dr. Phil Smith, University of South Florida<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lynne T. Díaz-Rico</b> is professor of education at California State University, San Bernardino. She has worked with public and private teacher education institutions and agencies around the world to prepare teachers for classrooms with diverse students and English-language pedagogy. Her books, <i>Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Handbook</i> and <i>Strategies for Teaching English Learners</i>, are widely used to educate English-language development teachers. Her research interests are in pedagogies for multilingual classrooms; creative, innovative English teaching strategies; critical discourse analysis; and visual literacy.
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