An Island of English: Teaching ESL in Chinatown

by Danling Fu

Newly arrived Chinese immigrant students face the hardest imaginable situation in the classroom: most often, this is the only place where they can listen to and practice English, having little if any opportunity to do so at home. The burden is then on the teacher to further these students' English education and at the same time create a classroom environment that appreciates and respects their culture and language. Danling Fu has experienced these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325004811
• ISBN13: 9780325004815
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 10