Affirming Students' Right to their Own Language: Bridging Language Policies and Pedagogical Practices

by Yehuda Katz and Jerrie Cobb Scott

Book Overview

A Co-publication of the National Council of Teachers of English and Routledge.

How can teachers make sound pedagogical decisions and advocate for educational policies that best serve the needs of students in today's diverse classrooms? What is the pedagogical value of providing culturally and linguistically diverse students greater access to their own language and cultural orientations?

This landmark...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805863494
• ISBN13: 9780805863499
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"