Teaching language minority students in the multicultural classroom

Author(s)

• Scarcella, Robin C.

Bibliographic Information

Teaching language minority students in the multicultural classroom

Robin Scarcella

Prentice Hall Regents, c1990

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-263) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing from the fields of Second Language Development. This book discusses strategies for culturally responsive education.

Table of Contents

1. Establishing the Rationale 2. Getting to Know Language Minority Students 3. Understanding Second Language Acquisition 4. Providing Comprehensible Lessons 5. Encouraging Interaction in the Multicultural Classroom 6. Appealing to a Variety of Learning Styles 7. Providing Effective Feedback 8. Testing in Culturally Responsive Ways 9. Interacting with Parents 10. Appreciating Cultural Diversity in the United States 11. Incorporating Your Students' Languages and Cultures

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA13481481
• ISBN:
  • 0138518254
• LCCN: 90031799
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 271 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1128.A2
  • DC20 : 428.007
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- United States
  • LCSH : Intercultural education -- United States
  • LCSH : Minorities -- Education -- United States
  • LCSH : Education, Bilingual -- United States