What Teachers Need to Know About Language

This book shows what teachers need to know about language to work effectively with diverse students. It gives examples of the many aspects of teaching and learning in which language is a key, and it suggests how teacher education programs can help teachers gain the knowledge and skills they need to refine their practice.

About the author

Carolyn Temple Adger is Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Her research interests include biliteracy and language variation.
Catherine E. Snow is the Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor of Education, Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Her research interests include first and second language acquisition and literacy.
Donna Christian is Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Her research interests include dual language education, dialect diversity, and language and public policy.

Product details

• Assisted by: Carolyn Temple Adger (Editor), Donna Christian (Editor), Catherine E Snow (Editor), Catherine E. Snow (Editor)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781788920179
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-017-9
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: CAL Series on Language Education; Cal Language Education
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology