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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957376003321

Autore

Coelho Elizabeth

Titolo

Adding English : a guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms / / Elizabeth Coelho ; [edited by Dyanne Rivers]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, : Pippin, c2004

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RiversDyanne

Disciplina

428/.0071

Soggetti

Linguistic minorities - Education

Multicultural education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I A Welcoming Environment -- 1 English Language Learners from Far and Near -- 2 Creating an Inclusive Classroom -- II How English Works -- 3 I Say Tomato: The Sound System of English -- 4 No More Red Pen: Teaching English Grammar -- 5 In Other Words: The Power of English Vocabulary -- 6 English in Real Life: Communicative Competence -- 7 The Ritn Wird: Reading and Writing in English -- III The Language Learning Environment -- 8 Understanding Second Language Acquisition -- 9 Organizing Language Instruction -- 10 Creating a Supportive Language Learning Environment -- 11 Supporting Beginning Language Learners -- IV Language Learning across the Curriculum -- 12 Integrating Language and Content Instruction -- 13 Planning Instruction and Assessment -- Afterword: A Great Adventure -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits.

Sommario/riassunto

Whether you are a student teacher just beginning to explore English language teaching, an ESL teacher, or a seasoned classroom teacher integrating second language learners into a mainstream K-12 program, Adding English: A Guide to Teaching in Multilingual Classrooms is a comprehensive source of ideas of advice for enhancing the learning of all students in all subject areas and at all grade levels. In Adding English, Elizabeth Coelho sets out exemplary practices and practical strategies to help you ensure that newcomers feel welcome and supported in your multilingual school and classroom understand the challenges faced by those who are adding English to their repertoire of



languages develop your knowledge of the basics of English so that you can support language learners more effectively provide content-based language instruction geared to the needs of English language learners organize a program and plan lessons that meet the needs of all students plan assessment and evaluation activities that take into account the needs of second language learners Presented in a clear, understandable, and highly readable style, the teaching solutions offered in Adding English make it an essential and welcome resource, one that has quickly established itself as a core text in many courses for ESL teachers.