Bilingualism in the Primary School: A Handbook for Teachers

ISBN-13: 9780415088619 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 176 str.

Mills, Richard

Opis

Richly based on case study material, this book helps primary teachers to understand the experience of bilingual children and shows it as a benefit rather than a hindrance in the classroom.

Spis treści

Figures and tables, Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Setting the scene, Section I: Living and learning in two languages, 1. Language activities in a multilingual school, 2. A young child learns English, Section II: Assessment of and through language, 3. Monolingual teachers assessing bilingual children, 4. Assessing in mother tongue, 5. Assessing in English and mother tongue, Section III: The bilingual experience, 6. Children as interpreters, 7. Teachers speak out, 8. A community project, Bibliography, Index