Academic language in diverse classrooms : definitions and contexts /: definitions and contexts. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Margo Gottlieb, Gisela Ernst-Slavit.
• Authors: Gottlieb, Margo; Ernst-Slavit, Gisela
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; In the Beginning…; 1. What is Academic Language?; The Role of Language in Schooling and Beyond; Different Registers; The Nature of Academic Language; Evolving Perspectives of Academic Language; Academic Language Versus Social Language Perspectives; Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspectives; Language Skills Perspectives; Sociocultural Perspectives; Language as Action Perspectives; Academic Language Learning as a Developmental Process; Considerations for Students with Disabilities; Oral and Written Languages; Oral Language as a Vehicle for Promoting Academic Language Development; Oral Language as a Bridge to Literacy; Multiliteracies and Multimodalities as Sources of Academic Language; Raising Awareness of Academic Language; Academic Language and Social Justice; For Further Thinking; 2. What Are the Dimensions of Academic Language?; Identifying Academic Language Within and Across Content Areas; Analyzing Academic Language Within Discourse; Balance Between Informational and Literary Texts; Differences Between Nonfiction and Informational Texts; Examining Sentence-Level Structures; Language Functions as Expressions of Sentence-Level Meaning; Identifying Vocabulary--Words, Phrases, and Expressions; Development of Academic Vocabulary; Teaching Academic Vocabulary in Authentic Contexts Through Meaningful Interactions; Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners; For Further Thinking; 3. How Do Standards Define and Shape Academic Language Use?; The Impact of the New Standards on Shaping Academic Language; Bringing Standards Together: Content Learning Through Language and Language Learning Through Content; Content and Language Learning for English Language Learners; The Impact of Standards in Shaping Grade-Level Language for Academic Purposes; Academic Language Within Content Standards; Resources for ELLs for the New Content Standards; Examples of Academic Language in Content Standards; Academic Language in English Language Development/Proficiency Standards; Academic Language Use in Language Standards; The Impact of Home Language on Academic Language Development; Suggestions for Redefining Teaching and Learning Around Academic Language Use; For Further Thinking; 4. How is Academic Language Used in Content Areas Schoolwide?; Seeing Academic Language Throughout the School Day; Listening in the Music Classroom; Moving From a Physical Education Class to the Arts; Looking Into Mathematics Classrooms; Entering an English Language Arts Class; Visiting a Science Class; The Language of Science Textbooks; Exploring Academic Language in a Social Studies Class; The Specialized Language of Social Studies Texts; Effective Instruction in Content Classrooms Around a Unit of Learning; For Further Thinking; 5. How Can Academic Language Be Integrated Into Instruction and Assessment?; Maintaining a Focus on Academic Language: A Historical Perspective; Planning a Unit of Learning Around Academic Language Use; Capitalizing on Linguistic and Cultural Resources; Deciding on a Theme for a Unit of Learning; Matching the Theme to Standards; Academic Language Use in Learning Targets and Differentiated Objectives; Infusing Academic Language Into Unit Targets and Differentiated Lesson Objectives; Instructional Activities and Tasks; The Relationship Between Assessment and Instruction; Placement of Assessment Within a Curricular Framework; Assessment Across Lessons of a Unit: Measuring Standards and Learning Targets; Assessment Within Lessons: Measuring Differentiated Objectives; Crafting Instructional Activities and Tasks; Reflecting on Teaching and Learning; Teacher Reflection; Student Reflection; For Further Thinking; 6. How is Academic Language Situated in Curricular Design and Infused Into Professional Learning?; A Theoretical Basis for Curricular Frameworks; Early Thinking on Curriculum; Recent Thinking on Curriculum; Conceptual Frameworks That Integrate Language and Content; The Value of an Integrated Curricular Framework for Diverse Schools and Districts; A Curricular Framework That Features Academic Language Use; The Role of Professional Learning in Understanding and Promoting Academic Language Use; Implementing Professional Learning: From Two Participants to District Level Participation; Making School a Meaningful Experience for 21st Century Students; Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning; Transformation of Schools; Promoting Academic Language for All Students and Teachers; Seeking Advocacy Within the Educational Community; For Further Thinking; At the End….<br />Resources; A. CCSS for Mathematics and Related Academic Language; B. Examples from the CCSS for English Language Arts of Related Academic Language; C. A Curricular Framework Highlighting Academic Language; Glossary; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 407.1; Academic language -- Study and teaching -- United States; Classroom environment; Language; Academic language; Classroom environment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452278209; 1452278202
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