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Bilingual and ESL Classrooms: Teaching in Multicultural Contexts, 4/e

Carlos J Ovando, Arizona State University - Tempe
Mary Carol Combs, University of Arizona
Virginia P Collier, George Mason University

Feature Summary

Comprehensive Coverage. This time-tested classic text integrates theory and practice to provide comprehensive coverage of bilingual and ESL education. The text covers the foundations of bilingual and ESL education, such as who the students are, what policies are and have been, the role and development of language and culture, as well as teaching in a bilingual classroom, such as instruction strategies, teaching in content areas, assessment and working with students with special needs.
Classroom Focus. The text provides a strong focus on what the classroom teacher needs to know through its comprehensive coverage and features, such as Guidelines for Teaching, which share specific strategies.
Bilingual Voices. Woven throughout the text are the voices of bilingual and ESL students and teachers that provide the reader with greater understanding of the bilingual/ESL learning and teaching experience.
Scholarship. The text reflects the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of related scholarship.
Expanded Pedagogy. A pedagogical structure has been implemented to make the text more student-accessible. Each chapter has a chapter outline, chapter-opening vignette, bolded key terms, Guidelines for…, chapter summary, reflection questions, and suggested readings. A glossary has been added to the end of the text.

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