Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

36 p.

Publication Date

2010

Publisher

West Texas A&M University

Source Publication

Journal of Multiculturalism in Education

Abstract

In an effort to respond to the need for culturally appropriate English Language Learning(ELL) resources for adolescent immigrants, the researchers gathered 64 textbooks actually in use in eight Milwaukee middle schools to analyze their content for the range of diversity of ethnicity depicted in illustrations and written text. The eight school settings selected provided a broad range of materials to analyze. In addition, these materials reflect both public and Catholic teachers’ resource selection in predominantly Latino and Southeast Asian American classroom contexts. The settings were chosen with the advice of administrators and teachers as schools they perceived to be of greatest need for ELL curriculum and instruction development. Based upon their findings, the researchers draw some initial conclusions and recommendations for the selection of culturally appropriate textbooks that fit the cultural contexts of the learners. Finally, the study provides as appendices the bibliography of textbooks under analysis and sample coding instruments used to analyze the content of these textbooks.

Comments

Published Version. Journal of Multiculturalism in Education, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2010). Permalink. © 2010 West Texas A&M University. Used with permission.

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