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Foundations of Dual Language Instruction (3rd Edition)

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This book was required reading for a class I took, and I think it is a great introduction to bilingual education. Even if you think you have the basic idea of what bilingual education is, this book provides everything from the history of bilingual education to its legal basis to teaching strategies. A great book that should be read by anyone interested in education, even if your focus isn't dual language instruction. The odds are that most teachers in the U.S. today will work with English language learners at some point, and this book will give any teacher a greater understanding of the role of language in the classroom.

This book goes much deeper and contains a lot more information than most books on the subject of TESOL and dual language education go. The book covers theories on language acquisition, development and history of laws in the US surroundings students who speak other languages at home, and educational programs to teach these students English. I graduated awhile ago and am a practicing teacher but this was a great book to remind me about my profession and refresh my memory. This book goes much deeper than most professional books do. I really appreciated reading it and highly recommend it. I am not a bilingual teacher, but an ESOL teacher but it still reminded me what my students are missing and why it would be good to have better programs.

I was not pleased with the book I ordered. The summary stated "like new" condition but upon receipt it had yellow and pink highlighting all throughout the book. Also it was written along the sides of different passages. I did not have time to send it back for refund since my semester had already started. Unfortunately, I will not be ordering from this company again.

Jinny

Needed book for college course; very well written, though has much
the same information in some of the educational psch books I have
purchased. This book will help
tremendously when taking my teaching certifications.

This book was in perfect condition when I recieved it and it was delivered promptly. I have no complaints and I plan to buy more books off of Amazon. Thanks!

The book came quickly and is in very good condition, like the description had stated. I am very happy with my purchase.