1st Edition
Enriching Esol Pedagogy Readings and Activities for Engagement, Reflection, and Inquiry
Biography
Vivian Zamel, Ruth Spack
"this anthology has two major strengths: (a) the essays in the collection are well-written and well-documented articles, mainly by leading specialists in ESOL research and pedagogy; and (b) the reflection and inquiry activities designed by the editors stimulate introspection, application, and extension of the ideas presented in each section of the book."
—The Modern Language Journal"...this is a book that ESOL methods teachers and students should find very useful in grappling with some of the more salient issues in the field."
—Studies in Second Language Acquisition"I am very enthusiastic about this book. It will provide a much-needed resource for the field."
—Judith Rodby
California State University, Chico"Zamel and Spack have set out to rectify a major problem with second language and literacy teacher training, and that is its lack of intellectual depth, a lack stemming from a historical focus on classroom practice as separated from theory-making....By asking faculty/teachers-in-training to think about others' ideas and experience and their own, to observe and reflect, to work on making sense of what they know, and to connect and integrate in order to create their own learning, they are bringing second-language training into social theory and vice versa....This book has the potential for affecting significant change."
—Linda Lonon Blanton
University of New Orleans






