Whole Language for Second Language Learners

Whole Language for Second Language Learners offers demonstrative proof that the key to the success of bilingual students lies within a whole language approach. The purpose of the book is threefold: 1. To show why whole language is important for all learners, especially second language learners. 2. To provide examples of teachers applying whole language across different grade levels and with students from a variety of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. 3. To analyze from a whole language perspective traditional methods of teaching a second language. Each chapter contrasts a commonsense assumption about teaching second language students with whole language alternatives. Readers will gain an understanding of how to apply whole language in classrooms where some or all of the students speak English as another language.