Working with bilingual children : good practice in the primary classroom /

"The teaching of English as a Second Language to minority school children has led to much educational and political debate. This book is concerned with the primary school education of such children. The papers consider how to help bilingual children achieve their cognitive and linguistic potent...

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Other Authors: Verma, Mahendra K., 1937-, Corrigan, Karen P., 1961-, Firth, Sally, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters Ltd., �1995.
Series:Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 6.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=16856
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Summary:"The teaching of English as a Second Language to minority school children has led to much educational and political debate. This book is concerned with the primary school education of such children. The papers consider how to help bilingual children achieve their cognitive and linguistic potential and how to improve language awareness amongst teachers." "The papers reflect the views of experienced applied linguists and practitioners, as well as advisers and teacher-trainers engaged in curriculum development and training."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 188 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585199477
9780585199474