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SPEAKING AND LISTENING IN MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOMS

ISBN: 0-70490-780-1    View Graphical Site    Go Back

Descript:
These three books by Viv Edwards, Professor of Education at the University of Reading, have been published by the university's Reading and Language Information Centre. The main focus of the Centre is the professional development of teachers in all aspects of language, and all its publications enjoy the reputation of being informative, practical and geared to the needs of busy teachers.

These books contain clear and concise accounts of the main issues in responding to linguistic diversity in the classroom and in ensuring full access to current curricula by all students, whatever their language background and fluency may be.

Speaking and Listening in Multilingual Classrooms

This book explores the many aspects of speaking and listening in multilingual classrooms. In particular, it looks at

  • the central role of talk in the learning process
  • issues relating to linguistic diversity which have implications for equal opportunities
  • what teachers need to know about the background and the learning abilities of bilingual children
  • what teachers need to do to support bilingual children's learning
  • ways of using linguistic diversity as a classroom resource
  • the assessment of speaking and listening

Paperback  8.5" x 11"

Table of contents:
Introduction

Talking to learn

Every child’s entitlement

What teachers need to know

Supporting language learners

Promoting other languages

Assessment

References