multilingualism

Contains thirteen essays that present varying perspectives on issues related to the question of whether the United States should be multilingual, discussing whether English should be the national language, whether election ballots should be multilingual, whether libraries should support multiple languages, and other related topics.

"Shows teachers how to strategically navigate the dynamic flow of bilingual students' language practices to enable student to engage with and comprehend complex content and texts. Develop students' linguistic practices for academic contexts. Draw on students' bilingualism and bilingual ways of understanding and support students' socioemotional development and advance social justice.".

There's a new girl in Romelie's class named Camila. Camila speaks Spanish, and she's teaching it to Romelie. That gets Romelie thinking. What other languages do people speak? Her own family uses English and American Sign Language. Her mom's friend knows Somali and Arabic. Can Romelie discover more languages in her city?.

Provides instructional strategies for teaching English language learners, discussing building relationships with students, accessing prior knowledge through stories, identifying and mentoring leadership potential, learning by doing, and reflection.

Authors present differing opinions on whether the United States should have a national language, whether multilingualism is bad for the U.S., and whether students have a right to use their native language.