The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction

by Judith Lessow-Hurley

Provides basic definitions and theoretical frameworks for thinking about bilingual education, considers the political dimensions of language, and clearly demonstrates how language works in the classroom. This text provides basic definitions and theoretical frameworks for thinking about bilingual education, considers the political dimensions of language, and clearly demonstrates how language works in the classroom. Bilingual Methods.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

173 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1989

Reviews

[Alan Winter]

Great book on teaching in today's multicultural and multilingual society. Although the United States is not where it should be in aspects of teaching students with different first languages or students wanting to learn a second language, this book gives insight as to the whys and hows this is changing and needs to change. It's starting to get a little dated, and may need a edit with all the new information and studies in the last 2 decades.

[Nicholas]

A good overview of the issues of bilingual education. Nothing in depth, but excellent considering it length of only 150 pp. Excellent choice for any course on the subject.

[Jill]

This was my book for my first ESL class!

For a textbook, it was pretty legit. Judith Lessow-Hurley (which I might cry if I have to type that last name again) did a great job of combining research with anecdotal data. It was a very readable textbook broken up by examples of primary sources and other such things.

Pretty good. I learned a lot!

[Boni Peterson]

I read this to obtain two endorsements, lots of good information regarding acquiring language.

[Wendy]

Teacher Education 516: Foundations of Bilingual Education - This book pointed to practical research for examining a multilingual classroom. I found the text rather dry though and the class was basically a repeat of previous linguistic courses.