Teaching English Language Learners K-12: A Quick-Start Guide for the New Teacher - Rilegato

Jesness, Jerry

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ISBN 10: 0761931864 ISBN 13: 9780761931867

Casa editrice: Corwin Pr, 2004

Riassunto

The author examines the immense demands faced by ELL educators and offers specific strategies to address these special challenges.

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Informazioni sull?autore

In Jesness′ twenty-five year career as an educator, he has worked with English learners in a number of environments. He has taught ESL in public middle and high schools, special education for bilingual children at the elementary level, and language arts and social studies in classes that included both English learners and regular education students. Jesness has also taught students privately, ranging from preschoolers to top executives of multinational corporations. Over the years, he has worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for public schools near the Texas-Mexico border, for Berlitz Language Schools, and for small, privately owned language schools in Mexico and Japan.

Jesness holds a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Morris, and earned an MA in Spanish and an ESL teaching endorsement from the University of Texas, Pan American. He was the first non-Hispanic to earn a graduate degree in Spanish literature from UT Pan American. Jesness currently lives in League City, Texas with his wife and three daughters, and teaches Spanish and ESL at Victory Lakes Middle School. His email address is furnes@yahoo.com.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Corwin Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0761931864
• ISBN 13: 9780761931867
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 178
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile