Educating English learners : language diversity in the classroom / James Crawford.
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- 1 copy at The Center Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Center Library | 371.97 Cra 2004 | 144568 | Stacks | Checked out | 04/17/2018 |
| The Center Library | 371.97 Cra 2004 | 144572 | Stacks | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 0890759995
- ISBN: 9780890759998
- Physical Description: xxi, 420 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Edition: 5th ed.
- Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Bilingual Educational Services, 2004.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Formerly: Bilingual education: history, politics, theory, and practice." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-408) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Diversity. 1. Bilingualism, American style -- Immigration and its impact -- Making sense of Census 2000 -- Diversity in historic perspective -- Causes of language shift -- LEP enrollment growth -- Challenges for educators -- Achievement (data) gaps -- Dropout rates -- Patterns of acculturation -- Costs of language loss -- 2. Options for English learners -- Addressing diverse needs -- Mandates vs. realities -- Key terms -- Program labeling -- Submersion -- ESL pullout -- Structured English immersion -- Transitional bilingual education -- Developmental bilingual eduction -- Two-way bilingual education -- Newcomer models -- Making program choices -- 3. Language policies in the U.S.A. -- Mixed feelings about diversity -- Language policies elsewhere -- American exceptionalism -- Linguistic laissez-faire -- Language ideologies, national myths -- Bilingual double standard -- Questions of power -- Assimilationism vs pluralism -- Multicultural anxieties -- School policies and politics -- 'Orientations' in language planning -- Group rights or individual rights. Practice. 10. The Case Studies project -- A theoretical framework -- Gradual-exit model -- Developing the native language -- Designing a curriculum -- Adapting the model -- Team teaching -- Student outcomes -- Flexibility vs. leadership -- Eastman Replication Project -- 11. Indian language education -- Endangered languages -- Need for bilingual education -- Special case of LEP -- Early Title VII programs -- Native literacy -- Teacher training -- Self-determination at Rough Rock -- Reversing language shift -- Tribal language policies -- Native American Languages Act -- Promising program models -- 12. Two-way bilingualism -- Costs of monolingualism-- Impetus for two-way programs -- Oyster experiment -- Federal and state policies -- Criteria for effectiveness -- 90/10 model -- 50/50 model -- Research questions -- Grounds for optimism -- Power relationships. Politics. 13. Disaster at the polls -- Mythologizing bilingual education -- Mandates and 'reforms' -- Politicizing research findings -- English-only movement, phrase II -- Crafting Proposition 227 -- Legal provisions -- Campaign strategies -- Arguments pro and con -- '95 percent failure rate' -- Responding to Ron Unz -- Lessons for advocates -- 14. No child left untested -- Language policy and school reform -- A nation at risk -- Educational quality and equality -- 'School choice' -- Standards and goals -- Accountability mechanisms -- ESL standards -- High-stakes testing -- No Child Left Behind Act -- Implications for English learners -- 15. Advocating for English learners -- Changing political currents -- Impact of public attitudes -- Conflicting opinion surveys -- Racism or ignorance? -- Media bias -- Advocacy imbalance -- Legal challenge to English only -- Disputed outcomes in California -- Proposition 227 in the classroom -- Educators and advocacy -- Sources and suggested reading -- Index -- Online resource guide (CD-ROM). |
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