Educating Latino Students
Educating Latino Students

Author: María Luísa González

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0810843773

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Latino/a students are in a unique position in today's society; teachers and administrators are in an influential position in educating them. Community, parents, and educators alike are poised to enable these students to gain the education they need for success. Chapters by recognized authors and successful practitioners explain theory with actual applicable examples, demonstrating where and how education is successfully working for Latino students.

The Bilingual Courtroom
The Bilingual Courtroom

Author: Susan Berk-Seligson

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-04-13

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0226923274

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Drawing on more than one hundred hours of taped recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state, and municipal courts—along with extensive psycholinguistic research using translated testimony and mock jurors—Susan Berk-Seligson's seminal book presents a systematic study of court interpreters, and raises some alarming, vitally important concerns: contrary to the assumption that interpreters do not affect the contents of court proceedings, they could potentially make the difference between a defendant being found guilty or innocent of a crime.

Teaching Language in Context
Teaching Language in Context

Author: Alice Omaggio Hadley

Publisher: Heinle

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13:

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Seeks to sssist readers interested in classroom language learning in the process of clarifying their own beliefs about language teaching and learning.