Strategies for Teaching English Learners (3rd Edition)
Referred to by readers as “the greatest language book I have every read,” and touted as the best overview of basic principles and strategies for English language teaching, this widely used guide is a one-stop introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages. Written in Dìaz-Rico's passionate style, the third edition of this highly praised introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages continues to provide a concise, yet comprehensible overview of the basic principles, practices, and methods most effective for educating English learners. A breakthrough in language teaching and learning, this thought-provoking text includes coverage of second-language-acquisition issues and techniques, as well as attention to such controversial topics as the influence of culture on schooling, the cultural practices of schooling, and the sociopolitical context of education. In it readers have access to the latest developments in standards-based learning and assessment that inform the design of instruction and get a variety of new features in this thoroughly updated edition, including: a description of theunique contributions of non-native-English-speaking teachersmake to the teaching of Englishup-to-date information on thedemographics of English learnersand the demand for English teachers worldwideaprofile of an elementary schoolwith an innovative social-justice curriculum approachsuggestions for using learning centersin English-as-a-foreign-language elementary classroomsan expanded definition of cultureto include a contemporary emphasis on identitya critical view on thestudy of gender and race in the classroomnew ways toincorporatevolunteersinto classroom instructionideas for encouraging“virtual volunteering” In addition, project based learning and service learning are creatively combined to offer a variety of ways to link English learners with the larger community.