ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction

A Guidebook to Theory and Practice
2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-98972-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 28 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

This comprehensive research-based text provides both ESL and mainstream teachers with the background and expertise necessary to plan and implement reading programs that match the particular needs and abilities of their students. ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction: A Guidebook for Theory and Practice, Second Edition:

applies current ESL and reading research and theory to practice

is designed for use by pre-service and in-service teachers at all levels from kindergarten to adult learners

explains different models of literacy instruction from systematic phonics to whole language instruction and includes specific teaching methods within each model

encourages teacher choice in instructional decisions and provides a systematic rationale and approach for teachers to design their own teaching programs within their own models of literacy

addresses multicultural issues

Changes in the Second Edition include more research based discussions and more practical teaching suggestions; updated coverage of views on reading instruction for ESL/ELL students; new section on second-language theory and research; new chapter on the importance of culture in second-language literacy contexts; and information on how published resources can be accessed on the Internet

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gunderson, Lee

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Chapter One: A Brief History of Reading Instruction

Chapter 2: Language Proficiency, Literacy Background, Purpose for Reading, L2 Reading Ability

Chapter 3: Language and Culture as Literacy Variables

Chapter 4: Teaching Young ESL(ELL) Students to Read

Chapter 5: Teaching Older ESL/ELL/EFL Students to Read

Chapter 6: Teaching Academic Reading

Chapter 7: The Past, Present, and Future of ESL Reading Instruction

Appendix: Informal Primary-Level Language and Literacy Test

References
Author Index
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lee Gunderson is Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia where he teaches courses in second language reading, language acquisition, literacy acquisition, and teacher education. He received the David Russell Award for Research, the Killam Teaching Prize at the University of British Columbia and has been awarded the Kingston Prize for contributions to the National Reading Conference.