Bilingualism in international schools : a model for enriching language education / Maurice Carder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carder, Maurice, 1944-

Series:

Parents' and teachers' guides ; 8.

Parents' and teachers' guides ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Bilingual method.

Language and languages.

Education, Bilingual.

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

International education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International Schools have developed since their inception from a largely native English-speaking student body to schools such as the author’s, the Vienna International School (VIS), where there are students of 90 nationalities with 65 mother tongues. Maurice Carder proposes a “three-programme model” for addressing the language and curricula needs of these students: a content-based second language programme; a programme of cultural and linguistic training for all staff; and a mother tongue programme for minority students. The model is based on research findings and practice: at the VIS every year approximately 1/3 of the graduating students gain an IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate) because they are able to take their mother tongue (other than English or German) as Language A1. The book contains insightful chapters not only for school leaders, programme designers and teachers, but also for parents. Inserted boxes of student responses give an authentic voice to the needs of second language learners, and many useful resources and websites are given.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1. International Schools: Their Origins and Development. Overview of the Three-programme Model for Second Language Students

Chapter 2. Second Language Programme and Related Issues

Chapter 3. Appropriate Training for School Staff

Chapter 4. Mother Tongue Programme

Chapter 5. Enlisting Parents’ Support

Chapter 6. A Journey of Discovery: The Development of an ESL Programme at the Vienna International School

Epilogue: Recommendations for Effective Practice in International Schools

Appendix 1: Assessment Test

Appendix 2: VIS Mother Tongue Programme (VISMTP) 2006–7

Appendix 3: Vienna International School: Language Policy

Appendix 4: Issues of Inclusion and Extra Payment for ESL Tuition

Appendix 5: Glossary

Appendix 6: Addresses

Appendix 7: Websites

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73946-0

9786610739462

1-85359-942-5

OCLC:

476028592