Chats in the Teachers' Lounge Are Not Enough: Preparing Monolingual Teachers for Bilingual Students.

Zanger, Virginia Vogel

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Publication Date: 1989

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Chats in the Teachers' Lounge Are Not Enough: Preparing Monolingual Teachers for Bilingual Students.

Zanger, Virginia Vogel

Equity and Choice, v5 n2 p44-53 Mar 1989

Describes a program model tested at two Boston high schools designed to better prepare monolingual teachers to meet the needs of their linguistic minority students. Program consisted of needs assessment, workshops, conferences, and classroom projects. Recommendations for future projects include administrator, counselor, and bilingual staff involvement; and peer coaching. (AF)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Inservice Teacher Education, Limited English Speaking, Models, Monolingualism, Secondary Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Workshops, Training Methods, Urban Education

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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)

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