Bilingual Education

by Padilla, Amado M.; Fairchild, Halford H.; Valadez, Concepcion M.

• ISBN13: 9780803936386
• ISBN10: 0803936389
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-05-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

The contributors to this volume synthesize second language methodologies across bilingual programmes for instructors and administrators of bilingual programmes as well as for courses in foundations of bilingual education. It is made clear that bilingualism is an achievable goal for all individuals, regardless of national language - a goal that has already been achieved by the majority of the world's population.

Table of Contents

Issues and Perspectives

Bilingual Education

Issues and Perspectives History of Language Minority

Education in the United States

Research Perspectives in Bilingual Education

Language and Cognition in Bilingual Children

Rationales for Native Language Instruction

Evidence from Research African American Dialects and Schooling

A Review

Program Design and Evaluation

Bilingual Immersion Education

Criteria for Program Development

Development of a Bilingual Education Plan

Evaluation of an Elementary School Bilingual Immersion Program

Theory into Practice: Strategies for the Classroom

Combining Language and Content for Second-Language Students

Language and Problem Solving

Some Examples from Math and Science Innovative Second-Language Instruction at the University

Dialogue Journal Writing

Effective Student-Teacher Communication Beginning at the Beginning

First-Grade ESL Students Cooperative Learning

Instructing Limited-English-Proficient Students Material Needed for Bilingual Immersion Programs

Innovations in Bilingual Education

Contributions from Foreign Language Education

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