This Volume Focuses Not Only On Issues Of Language Learning And Teaching But Also Highlights The Ways In Which Power Relations In The Wider Society Affect Patterns Of Teacher-student Interaction In The Classroom. Effective Instruction Will Inevitably Challenge Patterns Of Coercive Power Relations In Both School And Society.--jacket. Theory As Dialogue -- Language Interactions In The Classroom: From Coercive To Collaborative Relations Of Power -- The Nature Of Language Proficiency -- Language Proficiency In Academic Contexts -- Critiques Of The Conversational/academic Language Proficiency Distinction -- Assessing Second Language Proficiency Among Adults: Do We Know What We Are Measuring? -- Dilemmas Of Inclusion: Integrating English Language Learners In Standards-based Reform -- From Bilingual Education To Transformative Pedagogy -- The Threshold And Interdependence Hypothesis Revisited -- Research, Theory And Policy In Bilingual Education: Evaluating The Credibility Of Empirical Data -- Challenging The Discourse Of Disempowerment Through Collaborative Dialogue -- Transformative Pedagogy: Who Needs It? Jim Cummins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 284-306) And Index.
Categories:
- Education & Teaching
- Schools & Teaching
- Education Theory
- Reform & Policy
- Education Theory
- Schools & Teaching
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Author : Cummins, Jim
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2000-09-22
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1853594733
ISBN-13 : 9781853594731
Item weight : 1.28 lb
Dimensions : 0.83 in x 7.01 in x 9.76 in
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