1st Edition

Bilingual Education Teachers' Narratives

By Nancy Lemberger Copyright 1997
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book grew out of the joys and challenges the author experienced as a Spanish/English bilingual teacher of culturally and linguistically diverse students. It tells what it is like to be a bilingual teacher. As a result, it helps other teachers and prospective teachers understand the complex nature of bilingual teaching, shares some successful teaching strategies that other teachers have used,... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Evolution: From Teacher to Researcher, From Dissertation to Book. A Context for Understanding the Bilingual Teachers' Narratives. How to Use This Book. Part II: Eight Teachers' Narratives. Sofya. Manouchka. Diana. Heather. Sandra. Mariana. Jean. Luz. Themes and Issues Emerging From the Narratives. The Stories Continue... Part III: Bilingual Education Resources. Theoretical, Background, and Practical Information. Appendices: Sample Interview Questions. Diana's Literature Study Circle Questions. Poem for Heather's First Grade Class.

Biography

Nancy Lemberger

"Bilingual Education: Teachers' Narratives provides a valuable service by presenting the reality of bilingual education from the perspective of those most intimately involved in these programs, the bilingual teachers themselves."
Anthropology & Education Quarterly

"Lemberger's text is important because it makes present the complex realities facing bilingual teachers in classrooms, schools, and teacher education institutions....It also makes clear the need for quality programs and services for language minority students, an issue of particular concern given current anti-immigrant sentiments, Congressional actions, and demographic realities in an increasing number of school districts throughout the nation."
Catherine E. Walsh
University of Massachusetts, Boston

"I found the teachers' narratives compelling--we all learn from the experiences of others, and we all find strength when our experiences, good and bad, are validated....The book faithfully replicates teachers' voices....Once I started reading, I couldn't put them down."
Judith Lessow-Hurly
San Jose State University