The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction

by Judith Lessow-Hurley

The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction is a practical book that examines the basic social, political, historical, and educational foundations of teaching second language learners. This outstanding book is simply written and accessible to beginners. The author takes an objective look at dual language instruction and examines its different parts in a scholarly fashion. She places this important topic in a social environment and develops an understanding of the politics of dual language instruction and the controversy it inspires. Providing basic definitions and theoretical frameworks for thinking about bilingual education, the Fifth Edition continues to explore the political dimensions of language and clearly demonstrates how language works in the classroom.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

204 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1989

Reviews

[Alan Winter · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Wendy · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.