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HELPING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER SUCEED

General Overview of

the BookBook Authors

The Content of the Book

Conception about the Book

Why we need the book?

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK

Part I:

• Authors :

• Editor:

• Publisher :

• Price :

• Target of the book:

• Carmen Zuniga Dunlap, Evelyn Marino Weisman

• Maria Elvira Gallardo, Sharon Coan

• Shell Education, 2006. USA

• $ 24,99

• Teacher, Classroom Teacher

BOOK’ AUTHORSPart II:

Major Study:Applied linguistics from the

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Research focused:• Language and literacy

development, particularly relate to second language learners.• Parent involvement.

Contribution:  Journal of Teacher Education,

Journal of Research and Development in Education,

Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, and

other professional journals.

DR Carmen Zuniga Dunlap PhD

Major Study: Associate Professor in the

Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California

State University, Fullerton.

Carrier:Taught courses in second

language acquisition, reading methods, and multicultural

education.

Professional Background:Bilingual classroom teacher, school

district consultant for bilingual education, and elementary school

principal. Evelyn Marino Weisman

PhD

THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK

Part III:

Chapter 1: Understanding Language

Chapter 4: Oral Language Development

Chapter 7: Content Instruction

Chapter 2: Understanding Your Students Both in and Outside of Your Classroom

Chapter 3: Assessment

Chapter 6: Writing

Chapter 5: Teaching Reading

Chapter 1: Understanding Language

8 Elements of Language

Observe some aspect of language in our students

Ways to guide your student

Language . . . .

1. Develops naturally2. Develops in stage3. Has structure4. Intertwined with

culture5. Is linked to

cognition

6. Has varieties7. Is learned is social

context8. Influence by purpose

and context

Chapter 2: Understanding Your Students Both in and Outside of Your Classroom

Teacher creates (+)

Environment

Chapter 3: Assessment

Some way to assets student in order to :

1.Identify students who need instruction

2.Placement3.Move student from different level4.Monitor student development5.Program evaluation6.Establish instructional and student

accountability

3: Assessment

Some way to assets student in order to :

1.Identify students who need instruction

2.Placement3.Move student from different level4.Monitor student development5.Program evaluation6.Establish instructional and student

accountability

Chapter 4: Oral Language Development

This chapter explain about how teacher can establish better oral language proficiency to their students.

Also some approaches to reach that.

CONCEPTION ABOUT THE BOOK

Part IV:

Strength of the Book:• The book use newest research (Callahan, De

Jong&Harper)• The explanation is clear and fulfill all of level in the

English learning process• Use factual example that already happened in the

school environment.• Use post reading reflection and vignettes

Weaknesses :• Even, first time the book seems stress education in

multicultural environment but the explanation about it is limited.

WHY WE NEED THE BOOK?

Part IV:

1. As a reference about the other country education system.

2. Provide guide to teach in the multicultural education and multi language.

3. The book remind teacher that, teacher should care not only inside the classroom but also

outside classroom.

4. For those, who become a classroom teacher this book is really match, because this book emphasize

most in the classroom teacher.

5. There are many tips to handle English language learner in every level, such as beginner,

intermediate, and advance.

Thank you