Language, Culture, and Teaching Critical Perspectives for a New Century

Name: Language, Culture, and Teaching Critical Perspectives for a New Century
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ISBN: 9780805837384

ISBN-10: 0805837388

ISBN-13: 9780805837384

Edition: 2001

Authors: Sonia Nieto

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Tremendous cultural and linguistic diversity is evident in our schools today. This text by one of today's best-known and most highly respected multicultural educators presents examples of real-life dilemmas about diversity that teachers will face in their own classrooms; ideas about how language, culture, and teaching are linked; and ways to engage with these ideas through reflection and collaborative inquiry. A thoughtful integration of articles and book chapters published by Dr. Nieto along with creative pedagogical features, Language, Culture, and Teaching: Critical Perspectives for a New Century: *explores how language and culture are connected to teaching and learning in…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Series Editor's Foreword


Preface


Beginnings: Language, Literacy, and Culture: Intersections and Implications



Setting The Groundwork



Multicultural Education and School Reform



Cultural Difference and Educational Change in a Sociopolitical Context



We Speak in Many Tongues: Language Diversity and Multicultural Education



Identity And Belonging



On Becoming American: An Exploratory Essay



Lessons From Students on Creating a Chance to Dream



Writing for Real: Exploring and Affirming Students' Words and Worlds



Implications For The Preparation Of Critical Teachers



Diversity: What Do Teachers Need to Know?



Bringing Bilingual Education Out of the Basement and Other Imperatives for Teacher Education



Conflict and Tension, Growth and Change: The Politics of Teaching Multicultural Education Courses



Praxis In The Classroom



Affirmation, Solidarity, and Critique: Moving Beyond Tolerance in Multicultural Education



What Does It Mean to Affirm Diversity in Our Nation's Schools?


Author Index


Subject Index