Foreign Language Framework for California Public Schools
Author: California. Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13:
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Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School
Author: Sally Maynard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-05-16
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 1136645187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTeaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School is for every teacher –whether generalist or specialist, trainee or experienced – wanting to confidently introduce foreign language teaching into their classroom. Based on the author’s extensive experience of teaching across Key Stages 1-2, this book provides practical strategies that can be easily implemented in your setting. Offering comprehensive guidance on the pedagogy that underpins language teaching, it covers everything you’ll need to teach foreign languages effectively: Planning, teaching and assessment Pedagogical approaches Integrating primary languages across the curriculum Where to find and how to use good resources Using TAs effectively to support language learning Inclusive practice Using ICT in language teaching How to promote children’s intercultural understanding Illustrated with useful lesson ideas and a range of examples from the classroom, Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School is an indispensable source of support for all student and practising primary school teachers.
An Early Start
Author: Marianne Nikolov
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9287144117
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a growing interest in teaching languages to young children. This publication brings together papers from 18 countries. It gives a cross section of major achievements and problem areas as well as an insight into research issues.
Developmental Reading Assessment
Author: Joetta Beaver
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780673618467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives middle school teachers a range of tools to help monitor literacy behavior continuously as they teach, as well as conduct periodic assessments for accountability. Intended to guide teachers' ongoing observations of student's progress within a literature-based reading program.
Early Learning of Modern Foreign Languages
Author: Marianne Nikolov
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1847691455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKModern languages are taught to young learners at an increasingly early age, yet few publications focus on what is available to children in different contexts and classrooms. This book represents the state-of-the-art in research on young language learners. Covering a range of languages, contexts and research methods, it provides insights into how young learners progress.
Learning Foreign Languages in Primary School
Author: María del Pilar García Mayo
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2017-06-16
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1783098120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents research on the learning of foreign languages by children aged 6-12 years old in primary school settings. The collection provides a significant and important contribution to this often overlooked domain and aims to provide research-based evidence that might help to inform and develop pedagogical practice. Topics covered in the chapters include the influence of learner characteristics on word retrieval; explicit second language learning and language awareness; meaning construction; narrative oral development; conversational interaction and how it relates to individual variables; first language use; feedback on written production; intercultural awareness raising and feedback on diagnostic assessment. It will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, teachers and stakeholders who are interested in research on how children learn a second language at primary school.
The Case against Education
Author: Bryan Caplan
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-08-20
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 0691201439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy we need to stop wasting public funds on education Despite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being "good for the soul" must yield to careful research and common sense—The Case against Education points the way.
Rethinking Bilingual Education
Author: Elizabeth Barbian
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781937730734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this collection of articles, teachers bring students' home languages into their classrooms-from powerful bilingual social justice curriculum to strategies for honoring students' languages in schools that do not have bilingual programs. Bilingual educators and advocates share how they work to keep equity at the center and build solidarity between diverse communities. Teachers and students speak to the tragedy of languages loss, but also about inspiring work to defend and expand bilingual programs. Book jacket.
Pepita Talks Twice / Pepita habla dos veces
Author: Ofelia Dumas Lachtman
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Published: 1995-10-31
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9781611922493
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPepita, a little girl who can converse in Spanish and English, decides not to "speak twice" until unanticipated problems cause her to think twice about her decision.
The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit
Author: Kathleen Stein-Smith
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-08-24
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 3319341596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume explores why Americans are among the least likely in the world to speak another language and how this U.S. foreign language deficit negatively impacts national and economic security, business and career prospects. Stein-Smith exposes how individuals are disadvantaged through their inability to effectively navigate the global workplace and multicultural communities, how their career options are limited by the foreign language deficit, and even how their ability to enjoy travel abroad and cultural pursuits is diminished. Through exploring the impact of the U.S. foreign language deficit, the author speaks to the stakeholders and partners in the campaign for foreign languages, offering guidance on what can and should be done to address it. She examines the next steps needed to develop specific career pathways that will meet the current and future needs of government, business, and industry, and empower foreign language learners through curriculum and career preparation.
