Bilingual and ESL Classrooms: Teaching in Multicultural Contexts

by Mary Carol Combs, Carlos J. Ovando, Virginia P. Collier

Book Overview

This classic text integrates theory and practice to provide comprehensive coverage of bilingual and ESL education. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070479593
• ISBN13: 9780070479593
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Prompt Service

The book that I ordered was competitively priced and came faster than I expected it to. It was in perfect condition.

Excellent Read

This book is required reading in a graduate class I am taking and is an excellent resource. It gives a comprehensive look at Bilingual Education. It begins with an overview of bilingual education, then moves into specific programs and policies which include important court cases that shaped the face of education today. The historical view was particularly interesting! After chapters on language and culture, Ovando does a great job of explaining how to teach in different content areas. Anyone in the field of education will benefit from reading this book. It is well researched and written by someone with a deep understanding of bilingual education.

Could it be better?!

I read and studied from the second edition of this book. It was THE book I took with me into my comprehensive exams for my PhD studies in Bilingual Education (which I passed). I CAN'T WAIT to read the new/updated edition! These authors/researchers are incredible!

Lots of valuable information

This book was required for a class I took about bilingual education. It is chock full of great information and insights regarding the world of bilingualism. There are fantastic real life synopses interspersed throughout chapters that bring many crucial points home. The information is practically up-to-the-minute. A really good resource!