Overview

This book explores issues related to the use of technologies to support young second-language learners and looks at promising areas for research, design, and development. Grounded in a sociocultural theoretical framework, it invites educators, researchers, and educational technology developers to consider a range of social and cultural factors in utilizing technology as a tool to help children from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds develop their English-language and reading skills. A major contribution is the authors’ consideration of ways that technology outside of school can benefit these students’ English-language development in school. The central chapters are counter pointed by invited reflections that bring to the discussion different, yet complementary, perspectives from notable scholars in the field of second-language literacy and learning. Technology-Mediated Learning Environments for Young English-Language Learners is targeted to researchers, educators, and policymakers in the areas of elementary education, after-school learning, second-language teaching and learning, English language and literacy development, and reading.

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Author:   L. Leann Parker
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780805862331

ISBN 10:   0805862331
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   15 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

@contents: Selected Contets: Preface and Acknowledgments List of Contributors CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Technology-Based Learning Environments for Young English Learners In and Out of School (Leann Parker, University of California, Berkeley) CHAPTER 2: Technology and Literacy Development of Latino Youth (Richard Duran, University of California, Santa Barbara) REFLECTION: Literacy and English Learners: Where Does Technology Fit? (Robert Rueda, University of Southern California) CHAPTER 3: Technology, Literacy, and Young Second Language Learners: Designing Educational Futures (Jim Cummins, University of Toronto) REFLECTION: Rules of Engagement for Achieving Educational Futures (Olga A. Vasquez, University of California, San Diego) CHAPTER 4: Developing New Literacies Among Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Grades (Jill Castek, Donald J. Leu, Jr., Julie Coiro, Mileidis Gort, Laurie A. Henry, and Clarisse O. Lima; University of Connecticut) REFLECTION: Integrating Language, Culture, and Technology to Achieve New Literacies for All (Bridget Dalton, Center for Applied Special Technologies, Inc.) CHAPTER 5: Technology and Second Language Learning: Promises and Problems (Yong Zhao and Chun Lai, Michigan State University) REFLECTION: Technology and Second Language Learning: Current Resources, Tools and Techniques (Gary A. Cziko, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign) CHAPTER 6: Technology in Support of Young English Learners In and Out of School (Leann Parker, University of California, Berkeley) REFLECTION: ELLS and Technology: Transforming Teaching and Learning (Carla Meskill, State University of New York at Albany) CHAPTER 7: Technology Opening Opportunities for ELL Students: Attending to the Linguistic Character of These Students (Eugene E. Garcia, Arizona State University) CHAPTER 8: Conclusion: Reflecting on Technology and Young English Learners (L. Leann Parker, University of California, Berkeley) Author Index Subject Index

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