Abajo los datos de una publicación reciente dedicada al estudio de la enseñanza de prácticas de escritura formal en educación media, sobre todo en contextos multiculturales y multilingües:
Richardson Bruna, K. y K. Gómez (eds.). 2008. The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms. Talking Science, Writing Science (Language, Culture, and Teaching Series). Routledge. 39.95 dólares en tapa blanda, 384 páginas. Fuente: Linguist list. +info.
Los contenidos:
Part I: The Language of Science Schooling
2. Journal and Book Writing in Integrated Science-Literacy Units (Pappas et al)
3. Developing Expository Writing Skills in Science Through the Integration of Inquiry-Based Science and Literacy Instruction (Ku et al)
4. The Writing on the Wall: The Daily Calendar as Science Practice (Cole)
5. Literacy Infusion in a High School Environmental Science Curriculum, (Sherer et al)
Part II: Science Learning Funds of Knowledge
6. Negotiating Participation in a Bilingual Middle School Science Classroom: An Examination of One Successful Teacher’s Language Practices (Goldberg et al)
7. Locating Time in Science Classroom Activity: Adaptation as a Theory of Learning and Change (Solís et al)
8. “You’re Magmatic Now”: Language Play, Linguistic Biliteracy, and the Science Crossing of Adolescent Mexican Newcomer Youth (Bruna)
Part III: The Development of a Science Learner Identity
9. Academic Identity and Scientific Literacy (Reveles)
10. The Math Initiative in a 7th Grade Science Class: How a Daily Routine Results in Academic Participation by ELLs (Hansen-Thomas)
11. Science, Culture and Equity in Curriculum: An Ethnographic Approach to the Study of a Highly-Rated Curriculum Unit (Kuipers)
12. The Importance of Objects in Talking Science: The Special Case of English Language Learners (Ash)
Part IV: Assessing the State of Science Education: Towards Promising Practices for Responsive Instruction
13. Linguistics and Science Learning for Diverse Populations: An Agenda for Teacher Education (Stevens)
14. Experimenting in Teams and Tongues: Team Teaching a Bilingual Science Education Course (Torres-Gúzman)
