Language and Learning in Multilingual Classrooms: A Practical Approach

This book offers practical research-based advice for teachers on how to adapt school and classroom procedures, curriculum content and instructional strategies in order to provide a supportive learning environment for students of minority language backgrounds who are learning the language of instruction as they are learning the curriculum.

Author: Elizabeth Coelho
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 06/25/2012
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.70w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781847697196
ISBN10: 1847697194
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching
- Education | Student Life & Student Affairs
- Education | Multicultural Education

About the Author
Elizabeth Coelho, a former coordinator for English as a Second Language in Toronto, has taught teacher education courses at the University of Toronto, and worked on policy and resource development at the Ontario Ministry of Education. Her book Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Schools: An Integrated Approach, also published by Multilingual Matters, is used on teacher education courses across Canada.