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Author Rosenthal, Judith W., 1945-

Title Teaching science to language minority students : theory and practice / Judith W. Rosenthal
Published Clevedon ; Philadelphia : Multilingual Matters, [1996]
©1996

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 MELB  507.11 Ros/Tst  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 3
Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 3
Contents 1. Defining the Issues -- 2. Second Language Acquisition Theory and its Application to Undergraduate Science Teaching -- 3. The Many Cultures of the Science Classroom -- 4. Learning Styles, Science Instruction, and Ethnicity -- 5. How Instructors Can Help Limited English Proficient Students in Traditional Science Courses -- 6. Issues Related to Rhetoric, Writing and Reading -- 7. Case Studies I: Providing Academic Support to Science Students Who are Still Learning English -- 8. The Theoretical Basis for Linguistically Modified Science Instruction -- 9. Case Studies II: Linguistically Modified Ways of Teaching Science to Undergraduates of Limited English Proficiency
Notes Bibliography: p181-192. _ Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index
Subject Education, Bilingual -- United States.
Multicultural education -- United States.
English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers.
Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Author Multilingual Matters Ltd.
LC no. 95006554
ISBN 1853592722 (paperback)
1853592730 (hbk.)