Foundations of Dual Language Instruction, The Plus MyEducationLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 — National Unity and Diversity and the Languages We Speak Introduction Key Questions Changing Demographics    Immigration    Immigration: A Historical Perspective    Other Demographic Factors    Implications for Teachers A Changing National Narrative    Unity, Diversity and Language    Language Parochialism    Language Elitism    Language Restrictionism Implications for Schooling    Restrictions on Bilingual Programs    Outcomes Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 2 — Historical and International Perspectives on Language Education Introduction Key Questions Historical Perspectives    The Ancient World    The Modern World Dual Language Instruction in the United States: A History    The Nineteenth Century    The Twentieth Century    Multilingualism in the U.S.: Looking Forward Language Planning, Language Policy and Schooling    Language Suppression    Language Revitalization Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources     Chapter 3 — Aspects of Language Introduction Key Questions The Study of Language What Is Language? Subsystems of Language    The Phonological System    The Morphological System    Syntax    Semantics    Pragmatics    Other Aspects of Communication    Implications for Teachers Language Attitudes    Are Some Languages Better Than Others?    Are Some Languages More Expressive Than Others? Language Varieties    Standard    Dialect    Pidgins and Creoles    Register    Is It Slang? More Than One Language    What Is Bilingualism?    Code-Switching Bilingualism: A Handicap or a Talent?    The Ebonics Debate Language Loss Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 4 — Language Development Introduction Key Questions First Language Development: Memorizing or Hypothesizing?    Rule Finding First language Development and Comprehensible Input    Child-Directed Speech    The Social and Cultural Contexts of Language Acquisition    Input Modification    Order of Acquisition    Children as Sociolinguists Second Language Acquisition    The Effect of Age    The Effect of Personality    The Social Factors Integrative Models of Second Language Acquisition    The Acquisition-Learning Distinction    Language Learners and Language Speakers Interact Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 5 — Dual Language Program Models Introduction Key Questions What Is a Program Model? Transitional Program Models    What Is the Goal of a Transitional Program?    Transitional Programs: A Lot Better Than Nothing Maintenance and Enrichment Programs Immersion Programs    The Results of Immersion: The Canadian Experience    Immersion Programs in the United States Dual Language Instruction in Private Schools Bilingual Teachers Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 6 — Primary Language Instruction for English Learners Introduction A Rationale for Primary Language Instruction    Transfer of Concepts and Skills    How Does Transfer Work?    Primary Language Development and Second Language Acquisition    Students Need to Develop CALP    Effects of Bilingualism on Achievement    Primary Language Instruction and Self-Concept Overall, What Does the Research Indicate? If Primary Language Instruction, Then How?    Separation of Languages    Concurrent Translation    Preview-Review Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 7 — Second Language Instruction Introduction Key Questions A Note About Terminology Early Viewpoints on Second Language Instruction    The Search for Alternative Approaches Modern Approaches to Second Language Instruction    The Audiolingual Approach    Other Recent Approaches Modifying Instruction for Second Language Learners    Academic Language    Linking Language to Content: A Rationale    Linking Language to Content: How? Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Literacy and Biliteracy    What is Literacy?    Biliteracy    How Can Teachers Support Biliteracy?    Literacy and the Second Language Learner    How Can Schools Promote Biliteracy? Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 8 — Assessment and English Learners Introduction Testing Second Language Learners: General Issues    Reliability    Validity    Content Bias    Can You Eliminate Content Bias Using Translation?    Construct Bias    Procedure    Norming Language Proficiency    What is Language Proficiency?    Models of Language Proficiency    Academic Language Proficiency    How is Language Proficiency Assessed?    Standards-based Language Proficiency Assessment    The Need for Multidimensional Approaches to Assessment Standardized Achievement Testing Diagnostic Testing for Placement in Special Programs Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 9 — Legal Foundations of Dual Language Instruction Introduction Key Questions The Historical Context for Dual Language Instruction: World War II and Beyond    World War II and Foreign Language Instruction    World War II and Civil Rights    Brown v. the Board of Education (1954) Who Governs Education? Federal Involvement in Education    The Bilingual Education Act (Title VII)    Discretionary Funding    Title VII and Policy    Lau v.Nichols (1974)    Interpretation of Lau    Effects of Lau    Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974    No Child Left Behind    NCLB Funding    NCLB Pros and Cons State Laws Regarding Bilingual Education Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 10 — Aspects of Culture Introduction What Is Culture? What Are the Key Characteristics of Culture?    Culture is Dynamic    Culture is Creative    Culture is Continuous    Culture is Learned    Culture is Shared    Culture is a Struggle for Survival How Is Culture Manifested?    Clothing and Decoration    Housing    Time Orientation    Spatial Orientation Culture and Language What is Multicultural Education? What is the Connection Between Bilingual Education and Multicultural Education? Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources   Chapter 11 — Culture, Schooling and Achievement Introduction Key Questions Explaining the Achievement Gap: Four Approaches    Genetic Inferiority    Cultural Deficit    Cultural Mismatch    Contextual Interaction    Status, Power and School Success    Contextual Interaction as a Solution to Differential Achievement What Teachers Can Do Summary Questions to Think About and Discuss Activities Suggestions for Further Reading Web and Media Resources