Equal Rights to the Curriculum : : Many Languages, One Message / / Eithne Gallagher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Gallagher, Eithne,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)

The parents of second language children are often seen but not heard in schools. This book is unique in addressing the many issues facing parents of children whose first language is different from that of the school classroom. Drawing on teaching theory, the book provides these parents with a wealth of practical information, guidelines and checklists, enabling them to ask schools intelligent and challenging questions to test whether their children’s linguistic diversity is really being properly catered for. The theory review and best practice guidelines should be of value also to teacher trainers, teachers, administrators and policy makers. They provide an accurate analysis of important issues together with pragmatic pointers towards improving educational practice so that all children growing up in a school’s multicultural society will be guaranteed what they deserve: Equal Rights to the Curriculum.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Hidden and Overt Power Structures in International Schools -- Chapter 2. Research, Theory and Good Practice -- Chapter 3. Third Culture Children -- Chapter 4. ESL Parents – Seen But Not Heard -- Chapter 5. Promoting Other Languages -- Chapter 6. Choosing an Effective International School for Your Child -- Appendix 1: An Internationalism Audit -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- References -- Index