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This collection of essays examines the historical, social, cultural, and educational foundations of ESL/EFL/Bilingual Education. The four themes of this book are:
¨ Historical, Legal and Political Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education
¨ Linguistic and Sociocultural Issues in ESL/EFL Education
¨ Educational Reform and English Language Teaching
¨ Effectively Teaching Bilingual/ESL/EFL Students
This volume offers a concise overview of English language learning issues from foundations to current reform to practical guidelines to implement in the classroom. The articles are a variety of theoretical essays, reports of research and practical guides to teaching ESL/EFL/bilingual populations. Many of the essays are presented from the perspective of critical pedagogy relying on the work of educational theorists such as Paulo Freire, Lisa Delpit, and Michael Apple. Although there are connections among the essays, this collection allows the reader to read any of the essays as individual pieces, so the reader can focus on the issues that are most relevant.
This book is aimed at instructors of ESL/EFL/bilingual foundations courses. It would be appropriate for undergraduate or graduate level courses. There is some international appeal for this text since several of the essays focus on general English language learning issues, and at least two focus on international issues.
Part I. Historical, Legal, and Political Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education
Chapter 1. The English-Only Movement: The Power to Silence
Chapter 2. Bilingual Education as a Manifestation of an Ethic of Caring
Chapter 3. Culture of Silence: The Complicity of American Education
Chapter 4. Standard American English: Focus on Profanity as a Social Language Issue in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Part II. Linguistic and Sociocultural Issues in ESL/EFL Education
Chapter 5. That Is a Bank?: When Knowing English Isn’t Enough
Chapter 6. Language Learning and Intercultural Competence: Negotiating Polish-American Identity
Chapter 7. The Path to College Graduation: Providing Support for Middle School Students Who Are Hispanic
Chapter 8. Not Ready to Sit and Knit: A Look at Aging and Learning English
Part III. Educational Reform and English Language Teaching
Chapter 9. No Child Left Behind and English Language Learners: Issues in Assessment
Chapter 10. Educational and Curricular Reforms in Latvia and Poland: Perspectives of Preservice English Teachers
Chapter 11. Teaching Bilingual Students With Special Needs: A Teacher Training Issue
Part IV. Effectively Teaching Bilingual/ESL/EFL Students
Chapter 12. Teaching Abstract Concepts in the EFL Classroom
Chapter 13. Let Every Voice Be Heard: Creating Effective Groups
Chapter 14. Using Free Voluntary Reading in the ESL Classroom
Chapter 15. The School Library and the ESL Student
Chapter 16. Teaching About Prejudice Using YouTube: Meeting Language and Content Objectives