Language diversity in the classroom / John Edwards.

Author/creator Edwards, John
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters,
Descriptionvii, 338 p. ; 22 cm.
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Subjects
Education, Bilingual--United States.
Languages in contact--United States.
Children with social disabilities--Education. --United States.
English language--Study and teaching. --United States. --Foreign speakers.
Teaching--Social aspects. --United States.

SeriesBilingual education & bilingualism
Bilingual education and bilingualism. ^A472163
Contents Introduction -- Discourse analysis and its discontents -- Disadvantage : a brief overview -- Disadvantage : the genetic case -- Disadvantage : the environmental case -- The language debate -- The persistence of linguistic deficit -- Evaluative reactions to the language of disadvantage -- Black English as Ebonics -- 'Foreign' languages in the classroom -- Multiculturalism and multicultural education -- Bilingualism : a very brief overview -- Bilingual education -- A concluding statement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-334) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009033459
ISBN9781847692269 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1847692265 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781847692252 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1847692257 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781847692276 (ebook)
ISBN1847692273 (ebook)

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