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Dual Language Education
✍ Scribed by Kathryn J Lindholm-Leary
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 378
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through 2 languages. This book provides the background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes, along with teacher and parent attitudes.
✦ Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Social and Theoretical Contexts of Dual Language Education
Chapter 1. Language Education Programs and Politics
Chapter 2. Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations for Dual Language Education Programs
Chapter 3. Critical Features of Successful Language Education Programs: Design and Implementation Issues
Part 2. Classroom, Administrative and Familial Contexts in Dual Language Education
Chapter 4. The Dual Language Education School Characteristics and Data Collection
Chapter 5. Teacher Background and Perceptions of Support, Program Planning, Instructional Practices and Efficacy
Chapter 6. Teacher Talk in Dual Language Education Classrooms
Chapter 7. Parent Involvement, Attitudes and Satisfaction in Dual Language Education Programs
Part 3. Student Outcomes in Dual Language Education Programs
Chapter 8. Student Outcomes: Introduction and Data Collection
Chapter 9. Student Outcomes: Oral Language Proficiency
Chapter 10. Student Outcomes: Academic Language Proficiency – Reading and Language Achievement
Chapter 11. Student Outcomes in Reading and Literacy: Standardized Achievement Tests vs. Alternative Assessment
Chapter 12. Student Outcomes: Content Area Achievement in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies
Chapter 13. Student Outcomes: Attitudes
Part 4. Conclusions and Implications for Language Education Programs
Chapter 14 .Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 15. Implications
Appendix
References
Index
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