So Much to Say: Adolescents, Bilingualism, and ESL in the Secondary School

by Christian Faltis and Paula Wolfe

Book Overview

This volume brings together research on adolescent learners of English within the secondary school context. It covers a wide range of issues in bilingualism and ESL, including curriculum planning and implementation of native language literacy, sheltered content teaching and language teaching.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807737968
• ISBN13: 9780807737965
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Thanks to the Editors!

It's so hard to find useful information about the research in teaching English to adolescents. Our field is dominated by early childhood education research...a terrible shame considering the increasing numbers of adolescent immigrants. Unfortunately, several years have passed since this info was compiled. An update would be fantastic!

True to Its Title

So Much to Say is a good resource for secondary teachers looking for information on how to improve education for language minority students. This book is firmly based in current second language acquisition and education research, yet offers practical suggestions for content area teachers. Each of the chapters deals with a different issue concerning the education of language minority students, including the integration of language and content, LEP student assessment, sheltered content classrooms, and sociocultural challenges. Since the majority of the published material focuses on LEP students at the elementary level, this book is especially helpful.