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Secondary School English Education in Asia
From policy to practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Continuing on from the previously published Primary School English-Language Education in Asia: From Policy to Practice (Moon & Spolsky, 2012), this book compiles the proceedings which took place at the 2011 annual conference of AsiaTEFL which took place in Seoul, Korea. It surveys the current...
Researching Education for Social Justice in Multilingual Settings
Ethnographic Principles in Qualitative Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Researching Education for Social Justice in Multilingual Settings provides innovative guidance on carrying out qualitative research in education by offering a wide range of examples of research projects with a focus on the methodologies and data collection strategies used. Rather than decontextualised...
Interpreter Education in the Digital Age
Innovation, Access, and Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
This collection brings together innovative research and approaches for blended learning using digital technology in interpreter education for signed and spoken languages. Volume editors Suzanne Ehrlich and Jemina Napier call upon the expertise of 21 experts, including themselves, to report on the...
Regarding Educacion
Mexican-American Schooling, Immigration, and Bi-national Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The “Latino Education Crisis” not only threatens to dash the middle class aspirations of the nation’s largest immigrant group, it is also an ominous sign for democratic engagement and global competitiveness for U.S. society as a whole. This timely book argues that this crisis is...
The Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education
A Focus on the K-12 Educational Setting
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education: A Focus on the K-12 Educational Setting provides an in-depth discussion of the principles and practice of multicultural education in the K-12 classrooms. Building on a theory of multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy, the book begins...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
The diversity education literature, both nationally and internationally, is broad and diffuse. Consequently, there needs to be a systematic and logical way to organize and present the state of research for students and professionals. American citizens need to understand the dynamics of their increasingly...
Early Years Second Language Education
International perspectives on theory and practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The age for early language learning has dropped dramatically in the past decade to include children under 6 years old, yet very little published research exists to support the implementation of such programmes.
Drawing on a synthesis of theory, research and practice, this edited volume makes...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Teaching English language learners has long presented challenges for teachers tasked with bringing these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. These challenges and issues can lead to difficulty comprehending core academic topics for those learning the...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019
This must-have handbook offers a comprehensive survey of the field. It reviews the language education policies of Asia, encompassing 30 countries sub-divided by regions, namely East, Southeast, South and Central Asia, and considers the extent to which these are being implemented and with what effect.
The...
Adult Language Education and Migration
Challenging agendas in policy and practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Adult Language Education and Migration: Challenging Agendas in Policy and Practice provides a lively and critical examination of policy and practice in language education for adult migrants around the world, showing how opportunities for learning the language of a new country both shape and are shaped...
by Yasemin Bayyurt, Nicos C. Sifakis
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
This edited volume seeks ways to present a unifying picture of TESOL policies and practices from different contexts in the broader Mediterranean basin and beyond. The book is divided into three major sections: (i) English language education; (ii) English language teacher education and recruitment...
by Ovid K. Wong
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
This book seeks to better understand the intricate elements of Chinese education compared to American education thus helping educators and policy makers to craft win-win decisions in the education encounter of the dragon and the eagle. Many educators are pulling their hair trying to understand how...
Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners
Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
This volume reports the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. The formal charge to the panel—a distinguished group of expert researchers in reading, language, bilingualism, research methods, and education—was to identify, assess, and synthesize research...
Innovative Voices in Education
Engaging Diverse Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Diverse schools offer enriched academic and social environments, as students and families of different backgrounds and experiences provide a vibrant mosaic of insights, perspectives, and skills. To take advantage of the unique opportunities that diversity brings, schools must value and effectively...