导读
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SERIES EDITORS PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 THE CONTEXT OF THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 2 ESL CURRICULUM
·What are the limitations of traditional ESL curricula?
·How can ESL teachers meet the basic language and sociocultural needs of beginning-level ESL students?
·How can ESL teachers prepare intermediate-and advanced-level ESL students for content classes?
CHAPTER 3 ESL PROGRAM MODELS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
·What aspects should be considered in examining program models?
·What are the characteristics of three program models- pullout， inclusion， and team- teaching - in use today?
CHAPTER 4 ESL PROGRAM MODELS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
·What factors promote a successful program?
·What are the components of four established programs?
CHAPTER 5 ASSESSMENT ISSUES
·What are the purposes of district- level assessments?
·What are other issues associated with district- level assessments?
·What are the issues associated with classroom - based assessments?
CHAPTER 6 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ESL STUDENTS
·What are the issues associated with referring ESL students for special education services?
·When should ESL students be referred for special education services?
CHAPTER 7 INVOLVING PARENTS
·Why is parental involvement so important?
·Why do some parents of ESL students seem reluctant to participate more fully in their childrens education?
·What role can ESL teachers play in facilitation more parental involvement?
CHAPTER 8 PROMOTING EFFECTIVE SCHOOLWIDE INSTRUCTION
·What are some effective professional development strategies?
·What are some issues associated with professional development?
CHAPTER 9 LESSONS FROM MY STUDENTS
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
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本书是一部介绍将英语作为第二语言进行课堂教学的著作，作者Helene Becker获ESL教学硕士学位，拥有多年教授西班牙语和英语的经验。英文原书共229页，分为9章，是作者多年从事语言教学实践和研究语言教学的成果。内容涉及到中小学ESL教师在日常教学中遇到的问题和所要做出的决定。
Else Hamayan在书中不时出现，为Helene评述。Else曾在黎巴嫩教外语（即英语），自己也在学习英语。她作评论有两个目的：一是考虑Helene的教育决策和教学技巧的理论基础；二是提供ESL教学更广阔的社会和政治环境。Else认为教师应当考虑到以下几个问题：
1.学生如何有效地利用第二语言获得新概念？
2.授课语言不流利时，教师如何帮助学生学习？
3.对不同文化背景和语言背景的学生，校方该作何种安排，才能帮助他们学习英语、有关课程以及母语？
本书是学前教育与基础教育领域的教师、行政管理人员、教师培训人员以及与教师培训项目有关的工作人员的必读书目，对在我国开展双语教学有一定的参考价值。比如，我国学生学习英语，一是为了掌握英语这个交际工具，与外国人进行有效的交流；二是掌握英语学习其他必修的科目。在美国，对来自非英语国家的学生来说，英语即是一门外语，又是授课语言。因此，教师不能孤立地教授英语。书中的观点和实践值得我国英语教师借鉴，对我国开展双语教育有一定的指导意义。