Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-243) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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List of Figures and Tables; Preface; 1 A Personal Introduction; 2 First and Second Language Acquisition; 3 Language Teaching; 4 Standard and Vernacular English; 5 Learning in a Second Language; 6 School and Family; 7 Bilingual Education; References; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This work addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students in American public schools who do not speak English as a native language.
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Title
Language minority students in American schools.
International Standard Book Number
080584497X
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education, Bilingual-- United States.
English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.
English language-- Study and teaching-- United States.
Language and languages-- Study and teaching-- United States.
Linguistic minorities-- Education-- United States.
Education, Bilingual.
English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.
English language-- Study and teaching.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY-- English as a Second Language.