| English Learners Left Behind: Standardized Testing as Language Policy Contributor(s): Menken, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853599972 ISBN-13: 9781853599972 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Education | Bilingual Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 306.449 |
| LCCN: 2007040068 |
| Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the wake of recent federal legislation entitled No Child Left Behind, high-stakes standardized testing for accountability purposes is being emphasized in educational systems across the U.S. for all students - including English Language Learners (ELLs). Yet language proficiency mediates test performance, so ELLs typically receive scores far below those of other students. This book explores how tests have become de facto language policy in schools, shaping what is taught in school, how it is taught, and in what language(s) it is taught. In New York City, while most schools responded to testing by increasing the amount of English instruction offered to ELLs, a few schools have preserved native language instruction instead. Moreover, this research documents how tests are a defining force in the daily lives of ELLs and the educators who serve them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Menken, Kate: - Kate Menken is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for the Study of Language in an Urban Society at the CUNY Graduate Center. Previously, she was a teacher of English as a second language. |