Learning and not learning English : Latino students in American schools / Guadalupe Valdes. [print]

Introduction : immigrant children in schools Impetus for the study The study itself 1. Immigrant children and the teaching of English The national challenge : educating English-language learners The acquisition of English in classroom settings 2. The town, the school, and the students New immigrants in Mission Vista The school The ESL program at Garden Middle School The ESL teachers at Garden Middle School Challenges and realities 3. Teaching English at Garden Middle School Mrs. Gordon's ESL classroom A new teacher Mrs. Gordon's return 4. Lilian In the classroom Starting out Access to English at school Sheltered classes Joining a gang English at the end of the first year The second year : the ESL program at Crenshaw School Lilian after 2 years 5. Elisa In the classroom Starting out Access to English at school Sheltered classes Access to the English-speaking world English at the end of the first year The second year at Garden Middle School Planning for high school 6. Manolo In the classroom Access to English at school Sheltered classes Access to the English-speaking world English at the end of the first year The second year at Garden School The transfer to J.F.K. Middle School Manolo at J.F.K. ; The ESL class at J.F.K. ; The teaching of other subject matter at J.F.K. ; Progress made by Manolo at J.F.K. ; Progress at the end of 2 years 7. Bernardo In the classroom Starting out Access to English at school Sheltered classes English at the end of the first year The second year at Garden Middle School English at the end of the second year Looking toward the future 8. Learning and not learning English Implications for policy and practice Effective schooling for immigrant students The politics of teaching English Toward a critical pedagogy in ESL Final words.

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