7 Transforming the Politics of Schooling in the U.S.: A Model for Successful Academic Achievement for Language Minority Students

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Foreword VII
4. Introduction 1
5. Section 1 : Language Politics, Language Practices, and English Teaching
6. Introduction 5
7. 1 Policy and Ideology in the Spread of English 7
8. 2 Linguistic Human Rights and Teachers of English 22
9. 3 Official English and Bilingual Education: The Controversy over Language Pluralism in U.S. Society 45
10. 4 Non-Native Varieties and the Sociopolitics of English Proficiency Assessment 67
11. Additional Questions and Activities 83
12. Additional Reading and Resources 84
13. Section 2: The Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of Language Education
14. Introduction 87
15. 5 The Social Politics and the Cultural Politics of Language Classrooms 89
16. 6 Educational Malpractice and the Miseducation of Language Minority Students 104
17. 7 Transforming the Politics of Schooling in the U.S.: A Model for Successful Academic Achievement for Language Minority Students 117
18. Additional Questions and Activities 137
19. Additional Reading and Resources 138
20. Section 3: Possibilities for Action
21. Introduction 141
22. 8 Creating Participatory Learning Communities: Paradoxes and Possibilities 143
23. 9 Exploring the Spiritual Moral Dimensions of Teachers' Classroom Language Policies 165
24. 10 Disciplinary Knowledge as a Foundation for Teacher Preparation 178
25. 11 Becoming Sociopolitically Active 195
26. Additional Questions and Activities 219
27. Additional Reading and Resources 220
28. Epilogue 222
29. References 226
30. Author Biographies 240
31. Index 246