Learning and not learning English
Subtitle: Latino students in American schools
By: Guadalupe Valdés.
Series: Multicultural education series; Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: English language -- Study and teaching -- Spanish speakers; English language -- Study and teaching -- United States; Hispanic Americans -- Education; Bilingualism -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Immigrant Children and the Teaching of English; title: The National Challenge: Educating English-Language Learners; title: The Acquisition of English in Classroom Settings; title: 2. The Town, the School, and the Students; title: New Immigrants in Mission Vista; title: The School; title: The ESL Program at Garden Middle School; title: The ESL Teachers at Garden Middle School; title: Challenges and Realities; title: 3. Teaching English at Garden Middle School; title: Mrs. Gordon's ESL Classroom; title: A New Teacher; title: Mrs. Gordon's Return; title: 4. Lilian; title: In the Classroom; title: Starting Out; title: Access to English at School; title: Sheltered Classes; title: Joining a Gang; title: English at the End of the First Year; title: The Second Year: The ESL Program at Crenshaw School; title: Lilian After 2 Years; title: 5. Elisa; title: In the Classroom; title: Starting Out; title: Access to English at School; title: Sheltered Classes; title: Access to the English-Speaking World; title: English at the End of the First Year; title: The Second Year at Garden Middle School; title: Planning for High School; title: 6. Manolo; title: In the Classroom; title: Access to English at School; title: Sheltered Classes; title: Access to the English-Speaking World; title: English at the End of the First Year; title: The Second Year at Garden School; title: The Transfer to J.F.K. Middle School; title: Manolo at J.F.K.; title: The ESL Class at J.F.K.; title: The Teaching of Other Subject Matter at J.F.K.; title: Progress Made by Manolo at J.F.K.; title: Progress at the End of 2 Years; title: 7. Bernardo; title: In the Classroom; title: Starting Out; title: Access to English at School; title: Sheltered Classes; title: English at the End of the First Year; title: The Second Year at Garden Middle School; title: English at the End of the Second Year; title: Looking Toward the Future; title: 8. Learning and Not Learning English; title: Implications for Policy and Practice; title: Effective Schooling for Immigrant Students; title: The Politics of Teaching English; title: Toward a Critical Pedagogy in ESL; title: Final Words.