A Course for Teaching English Learners

Principles and classroom techniques for teaching English language learners

A Course for Teaching English Learners combines the fundamental principles of education with practical English language education techniques to help both pre- and in-service educators reach English language students in impactful ways. The text provides background in cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural context, building a comprehensive framework for effective English language education. Uniquely, the text outlines both psychological and sociocultural contexts at play at all school levels, including second-language acquisition hurdles and strategies for teaching content subjects. The 3rd Edition has been updated with a wealth of new and revised content, including new information on evolving certification requirements, modern demographic data, technology-enhanced language learning, translanguaging, and more.

Author: Lynne Diaz-Rico
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 03/22/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780134878249

About the Author
About our authors

Lynne T. Díaz-Rico is professor of education at California State University, San Bernardino. She has worked with public and private teacher education institutions and agencies around the world to prepare teachers for classrooms with diverse students and English-language pedagogy. Her books, Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Handbook and Strategies for Teaching English Learners, are widely used to educate English-language development teachers. Her research interests are in pedagogies for multilingual classrooms; creative, innovative English teaching strategies; critical discourse analysis; and visual literacy.

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