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Peer reviewedSchwarzer, David; Haywood, Alexia; Lorenzen, Charla – Language Arts, 2003
Considers how a monolingual teacher supports linguistic diversity in a classroom of children who speak many different languages. Discusses teachers' attitudes about native language usage in school settings and addresses misconceptions about multiliteracy development. Presents 10 beginning ideas for monolingual teachers to foster multiliteracy. (SG)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Schulz, Uwe – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1978
Argues that the monolingual method in foreign language teaching is not the best for imparting the meaning of new words. A more flexible approach should be followed, so that valuable time may be saved for more difficult tasks. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, Language Instruction, Monolingualism
Download full textTowell, Janet; Wink, Joan – 1993
A group of instructional strategies for monolingual teachers to use with elementary and secondary school students with limited English skills are described. The strategies are drawn from a teacher education curriculum focusing on this issue. All are based on the notion that monolingual and bilingual teachers can team teach to break down linguistic…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
