Learning and not learning English : Latino students in American schools / Guadalupe Valdés.

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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.