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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coelho, Elizabeth.

Contributor:

Rivers, Dyanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic minorities--Education.

Linguistic minorities.

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Pippin, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

70773715