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Mastering ESL And Bilingual Methods: Differentiated Instruction For Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students
Sure to get students engaged and thinking critically about CLD students, this text examines theory and research-based methods that are specific to and effective with CLD students and which promote linguistic and academic achievement. This text concentrates on ways in which the differential needs of CLD students can be mutually accommodated within various classroom settings. Focusing on answering the provocative question: “In what ways do the needs of CLD students differ from those of students whose culture and language correspond to the dominant culture/language in American society?,” students will gain an understanding of the complex realities that CLD students face as well as the differential language and transition needs of these students. The specific challenges and processes of the sociocultural, academic, cognitive, and linguistic dimensions of the CLD student biography are explored in the text.
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405 pages, Paperback
First published August 5, 2004
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May 22, 2018
This was a great book with a few very bad flaws.
Pros:
It really introduces a lot of great, well researched concepts, both theoretical and practical. A little bit of inference and creativity and a teacher can learn a lot. It is mostly designed for beginning to mid-level teachers of ESL/EFL/ESOL.
Cons:
As was stated in the introduction of the book, the main author wanted to recap what she had learned from her graduate studies in teaching, and it was in the first chapter where it showed the most. Some things were quite obsolete, and yet so obviously quixotic. She really drank the koolade when presenting information in this chapter. The problems include lousy grammar, diction, wrong terminology, PC, etc. Additionally, I would have loved to see better organization of concepts. I had to do supplementary research to understand what the concepts were.
When trying to explain how the US doesn't value multiculturalism/multilingualism, pg 13, it "is evident in such common statements such as ""They can't learn Science until they speak English."" This is a very flimsy argument considering it's contextual. Science? The preciseness of words and concepts are necessitated in the content!
Strawman argument is used on page 15.
Hyperbole pg 112: “In light of this ban [bilingual program], teachers were forced out of their jobs and Mexican American students had no access to their histories." Really, no access? Libraries were closed, the internet was shut down!
The last example I'll use is on page 16: "Thus, the equity-based affirmation "We recognize and value the different experiences, cultures..." This is blasphemous naivete. Not all experiences are good, some are certainly unworthy of being valued.
Neutral:
Because I read it online for a grad school class, I had to use tools to read it, highlight, comment, etc. Maybe (I hope) the publisher will make the necessary changes.
sideways graphs.
intentionally blank pages. (for an online, really?)
Play button for videos doesn’t work.
Highlighting highlights most side text.
Cannot double highlight. Highlight text that is already highlighted.
Cannot highlight across pages.
“Figures” (large amount of text) splits the normal reading text. This wouldn’t be (too) bad for a hard copy book, but for an online book, it’s really bad. Sometimes large figures are put into the middle of sentences, just because the figure fits on the next couple pages. Terrible formatting.
Pros:
It really introduces a lot of great, well researched concepts, both theoretical and practical. A little bit of inference and creativity and a teacher can learn a lot. It is mostly designed for beginning to mid-level teachers of ESL/EFL/ESOL.
Cons:
As was stated in the introduction of the book, the main author wanted to recap what she had learned from her graduate studies in teaching, and it was in the first chapter where it showed the most. Some things were quite obsolete, and yet so obviously quixotic. She really drank the koolade when presenting information in this chapter. The problems include lousy grammar, diction, wrong terminology, PC, etc. Additionally, I would have loved to see better organization of concepts. I had to do supplementary research to understand what the concepts were.
When trying to explain how the US doesn't value multiculturalism/multilingualism, pg 13, it "is evident in such common statements such as ""They can't learn Science until they speak English."" This is a very flimsy argument considering it's contextual. Science? The preciseness of words and concepts are necessitated in the content!
Strawman argument is used on page 15.
Hyperbole pg 112: “In light of this ban [bilingual program], teachers were forced out of their jobs and Mexican American students had no access to their histories." Really, no access? Libraries were closed, the internet was shut down!
The last example I'll use is on page 16: "Thus, the equity-based affirmation "We recognize and value the different experiences, cultures..." This is blasphemous naivete. Not all experiences are good, some are certainly unworthy of being valued.
Neutral:
Because I read it online for a grad school class, I had to use tools to read it, highlight, comment, etc. Maybe (I hope) the publisher will make the necessary changes.
sideways graphs.
intentionally blank pages. (for an online, really?)
Play button for videos doesn’t work.
Highlighting highlights most side text.
Cannot double highlight. Highlight text that is already highlighted.
Cannot highlight across pages.
“Figures” (large amount of text) splits the normal reading text. This wouldn’t be (too) bad for a hard copy book, but for an online book, it’s really bad. Sometimes large figures are put into the middle of sentences, just because the figure fits on the next couple pages. Terrible formatting.
October 3, 2013
A strong entry in the study of working with ESL and CLD students. It started with information on the various practices and then went into the theories behind it, ending in a chapter on professional practice. Personally I would have preferred the opposite approach; going from a higher level and then digging down into the practical aspects of applying the information.
I was completely underwhelmed with the MyEducationKit. It was difficult to use and most of the time would not render correctly in a browser. Several of the videos would not play in the browser as well, instead having to be downloaded and ran locally. With the YouTubes (or even HTML 5) of the world this was ridiculous.
All in all - the book was good, the extra money for the education kit was a waste.
I was completely underwhelmed with the MyEducationKit. It was difficult to use and most of the time would not render correctly in a browser. Several of the videos would not play in the browser as well, instead having to be downloaded and ran locally. With the YouTubes (or even HTML 5) of the world this was ridiculous.
All in all - the book was good, the extra money for the education kit was a waste.
March 21, 2009
The first six chapters are blah-blah-blah super PC stuff about bilingual and ESL. I didn't find them to be particularly useful because they lacked any kind of practical application.
Chapters 7, 8, and 9 were actually awesome because they were all about TEACHING (practical application!). I felt like the book made it very clear why we should be moving to CALLA but I didn't think the distinction between Content-Based Instruction and Sheltered Instruction was all that clear.
I'd recommend reading only Chapters 7, 8, and 9 unless you are a total beginner in this field. It's just way too redundant.
Chapters 7, 8, and 9 were actually awesome because they were all about TEACHING (practical application!). I felt like the book made it very clear why we should be moving to CALLA but I didn't think the distinction between Content-Based Instruction and Sheltered Instruction was all that clear.
I'd recommend reading only Chapters 7, 8, and 9 unless you are a total beginner in this field. It's just way too redundant.
May 1, 2014
Now that I'm finished with this book I can start really reading again!
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