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Resources for School Subjects and Cultural Issues: ESL/Bilingual Education
Changes
to ERIC: The
Educational Resources Informational Center (ERIC) website was restructured
during
2004.
If a CIP Resource link does not function, notify Evelyn Jacob at ejacob@gmu.edu.
ERIC changes that affect CIP Resources for ESL/Bilingual Education
include the following: The Educational
Resources Information Center Clearinghouse on Language
and Linguistics (ERIC/CLL) website has
been discontinued.
Immediately below are resources related to English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Education
(English as a Second Language) and culture resources for general instructional
purposes followed by ESL/Bilingual Education and culture links for specific grade levels. When
you click on a resource link, a new browser window will open on top
of
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window.
Some of these resources are maintained by the George
Mason University library system. To learn how to use this system as an
off-campus student, read the Library
Services for Distance Learners information.
General
Resources for ESL/Bilingual Education
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- Websites/Portals
- Bilingual Research Journal OnLine
The journal is joint project of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) and the Southwest Center for Education Equity and Language Diversity, College of Education, Arizona State University. Its online issues span ten years of educational research and policy analysis in the areas of bilingual education and ESL for adults and children. (reviewed 10/14/03)
- CREDE - Language Learning and Academic Achievement
Reports, mainly from the Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence
(CREDE), from research projects on instructional issues in culturally
and linguistically diverse classrooms (reviewed 10/14/03)
- CAL
Resource Guide Online - Resources for Mainstream Teachers
of English Language Learners
This page from The
Center for Applied Linguistics provides
links to other websites, as well as ERIC Digests and documents
that contain information on teaching English Language Learners
in mainstream classrooms. This resource page was part of the
Educational Resources Information Center and the Clearinghouse
on Language and Linguistics
(ERIC/CLL) website until 12/31/03. (reviewed 1/2/04)
- ESL and Bilingual Education
Links from the Multicultural Pavilion
containing subject resources and teacher guidance for ESL and bilingual language instruction for children and adults. (reviewed 10/6/03)
- Foreign Languages
Links from the Multicultural Pavilion containing subject resources and teacher guidance on foreign language instruction for children. (reviewed 10/6/03)
- Identifying Learning Disabilities (LD) in Culturally Diverse Students
ERIC page providing resources to assist teachers in differentiating culturally-related difficulties from learning disabilities in ESL students. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Immigrant Education Publications and Products – Center for Applied Linguistics
Resource links to research, programs, and instructional strategies pertaining to immigrants. (reviewed 10/12/03)
- Integrated Language and Content Publications and Products – Center for Applied Linguistics
Resource links to research, programs, and instructional strategies that combine teaching subject matter content and English language skills to speakers of other languages. (reviewed 10/12/03)
- K-12 ESL Publications and Products - Center for Applied Linguistics
Resource links to research, programs, and instructional strategies pertaining to ESL in K-12. (reviewed 10/12/03)
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Language, Literacy, Reading and Writing
Action reports from George Mason University’s Language Minority Teacher Inductee Program participants on their experiences with language, literacy, reading, and writing instruction among culturally diverse learners. Additional reports from program participants on topics such as family involvement, intercultural education, and academic subjects as they relate to language minority students can be found at the Action Research Projects page. (reviewed 10/6/03)
- Languages on the Web
A non-profit website containing translation resources and links to dictionaries and language sites for European, Asian, Middle Eastern, South American, and North American languages. (reviewed 10/14/03)
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Librarian’s Index to the Internet
Links relating to teaching ESL for foreign speakers. (reviewed 10/6/03)
- NCLE Worth a Visit
Sites collected and annotated by the staff at The National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE). They contain information related to the teaching of English to adults and out-of-school youth. National, regional, and international Links, as well as resources geared to adult learners and teachers. (reviewed 10/14/03)
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National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
The NCELA site “collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs.” (reviewed 12/17/04)
- Online Resources for Promoting Cultural Understanding in the Adult ESL Classroom
List of links from the National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) to resources to help teachers promote cultural understanding and cross-cultural communication in their adult ESL classrooms. (reviewed 10/12/03)
- Search the Teacher LINKS Database
A database of teacher resources and lesson plans from TeacherLINK, at Utah State University. Searchable by subject matter (such as ESL), grade level, or specific title. Many resources support lessons that explore minority cultures. (reviewed 10/13/03).
- University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute (LMRI)
A listing of reports from LMRI research projects dealing with family, pedagogy, cognitive, and policy issues related to English language learners. A second page within the LMRI site, Research Reports/Other Studies features links to research reports from other organizations. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Children's Writing in ESL
This Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Digest examines developmental and assessment issues involved in using writing as an activity for enhancing English language acquisition skills. Author: Sarah Hudelson. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Critical Issue: Addressing Literacy Needs in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
This North Central Regional Educational Liboratory (NCREL) Critical Issues article describes the challenges, opportunities, resources and guidelines for schools and educators tying “ to address the literacy needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students.” Author: Arlette Ingram Willis. (reviewed 10/6/03)
- Effective Instruction for Language Minority Children with Mild Disabilities
This ERIC Digest describes the “Optimal Learning Environment (OLE) Curriculum--a Resource for Teachers of Spanish Speaking Children developed to suggest ways of teaching language arts to such students and to suggest specific classroom activities that are compatible with the research on effective instruction.” Author: Nadine T. Ruiz. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Empowering Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Learning Problems
This ERIC Digest “describes ways in which professionals who work with culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities can create ...a program that accepts and respects the language and culture of its students.” Author: Jim Cummins. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Lab at Brown University – Teaching Diverse Learners. Diversity Kit, Language -- Part III: Language
This publication addresses literacy and language assessment, and discusses the developmental stages of second language acquisition and the differences between “language difficulty and language deficiency”. Adobe
Reader required. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Tolerance.org – Homegrown Solutions
This article from Teaching Tolerance Magazine, Volume 13, Spring 1998, describes steps that educators in a Kansas town has taken to adapt teaching methods for ESL students. (reviewed 10/13/03)
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Elementary
School Resources for ESL/Bilingual Education
High
School Resources for ESL/Bilingual Education
Adult Resources for ESL/Bilingual Education
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Multiple Intelligences: Theory and Practice in Adult ESL
This ERIC Digest examines the theory of multiple intelligences and its use as a tool for teaching adult ESL students. Authors: Mary Ann Christison and Deborah Kennedy. (reviewed 10/13/03)
- Reflective Teaching Practice in Adult ESL Settings
This ERIC Digest describes the role of “reflective practice” in
instruction in support of professional development for the teacher
of adult ESL learners. Author: MaryAnn Cunningham Florez.
(reviewed 10/13/03)
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