Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom is concerned with the nature of talk in multilingual classrooms. Examining the interactions between students learning i

The book is based on the assumption that the classroom program is a major resource for language development, and that a responsive program takes into account th

"Language and literacy are highly contested areas of the curriculum. Questions of what should be taught, how it should be taught, and who should control such de

Studies on discourse and language learning originated in the field of general education and they focused on first language learning environments. However, since

Contains essays that analyze learning and development based on Lev Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory of human development, describing how schooling is influ