Teachers of Multilingual Learners: Free Book Download of Culturally Sus
January 26, 2023
Free Book Download of Culturally Sustaining Teaching Practices for Young Multilingual Learners
Teaching Young Multilingual Learners: Key Issues and New Insights is available as a free download via Cambridge University Press through February 3.
The book, also available for purchase, provides an overview of research focusing on language teaching practices for young, multilingual learners in primary classrooms in English-speaking contexts.
Co-authors Dr. Luciana de Oliveira with Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education and Dr. Loren Jones from the University of Maryland use culturally sustaining teaching practices to provide actionable examples from pedagogy-informed research studies.
“This book provides updated resources and pedagogies for educators supporting young multilingual learners at various English language proficiency levels in the classroom,” said Dr. de Oliveira.
Dr. de Oliveira is also the author of Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Academic Language Development: A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction, in press (2023) with Routledge. This book provides elementary school teachers with everything they need to know to successfully teach grade-level content to multilingual learners. Chapters are organized by subject, addressing the specific language demands of teaching English language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science. Each chapter features examples of implementation in grades K-5, practical strategies, and a wealth of tables, figures, and resources.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs at the VCU School of Education include an undergraduate minor, a post-baccalaureate certificate, and a TESOL concentration as part of a master's of education in reading.
Dr. Luciana C. de Oliveira is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies in the School of Education and a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Dr. de Oliveira has over 30 years of teaching experience in the field of TESOL and has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited 28 books and has several others under contract and has over 200 publications in various outlets, including refereed journal articles and book chapters. She is a former President of TESOL International Association, the largest organization for teachers of multilingual learners in the world.
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In Press: Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Academic Language Development: A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction
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Post-baccalaureate Certificate
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