Course for Teaching English Learners, A

by Diaz-Rico, Lynne T.

• ISBN13: 9780205510504
• ISBN10: 0205510507
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

<>TheComplete Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) Handbookensures that both pre- and in-service teachers alike are adequately prepared to work with English language learners. offers in a single volume a wealth of background principles underlying the cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural contexts and foundations of learning and by providing a comprehensive framework that doesnrs"t only focus on reading and writing. This exciting new book offers in a single volume a wealth of background principles underlying the cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural contexts and foundations of learning and by providing a comprehensive framework that doesnrs"t only focus on reading and writing. K-12 teachers with English language learners in their classrooms

Author Biography

Lynne Diaz-Rico is Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program at California State University, San Bernardino.

Table of Contents

Preface  

Introduction

Teaching English Learners  

Language Structure and Use  

Ah, Language!  

Language Universals  

All Languages Have Structure  

Language Is Dynamic  

Language Is Complex  

Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language  

Phonemes  

Stress  

Pitch and Rhythm  

Intonation Patterns  

Teaching Pronunciation  

Morphology: The Words of Language  

Morphemes  

Word-Formation Processes  

Using Morphemes in Teaching  

Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language  

Explicit Teaching of Syntax  

Semantics: The Meanings of Language  

Semantic Challenges  

Acquiring Vocabulary  

Academic Vocabulary  

Vocabulary Teaching and Concept Development  

Semantic Shifts  

Language Functions  

Academic Language Functions  

Functions and Classroom Routines  

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency  

A Curriculum That Promotes Academic Language  

Evaluating Curricula for Academic Language  

Discourse  

Academic Discourse  

Oral Discourse in the Classroom  

Discourse That Affirms Students' Voices  

Pragmatics: The Influence of Context  

Appropriate Language  

Nonverbal Communication  

Evaluating the Pragmatic Features of School Programs  

Dialects and Language Variation  

Dialects and the Education of English Learners  

Common Features That Constitute Dialects  

How Dialects Exhibit Social and Ethnic Differences  

Attitudes toward Dialects  

Dialects and Style   

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