Multilingual Learners and Academic Literacies

Abstract

Preface Chapter 1. Introduction Daniella Molle Part I. Academic literacies: A rationale and exploration of the construct Chapter 2. Academic language and academic literacies: Mapping a relationship Daniella Molle Chapter 3. In more than one tongue: Academic literacies at work as living texts Marylin Low Chapter 4. Adolescent development and everyday language practices: Implications for the academic literacy of multilingual learners Alison Bailey, Marjorie Faulstich Orellana Chapter 5. A sociocultural approach to academic literacy in mathematics for adolescent English learners: Integrating mathematical proficiency, practices, and discourse Judit Moschkovich Chapter 6. Translingual literacies in a social media age: Lessons learned from youth's transnational communication online Jose Ramon Lizarraga, Glynda Hull, John Scott Part II. Academic literacy development: Contexts and practices Chapter 7. Bilingualism-as-participation: Examining adolescents' bi(multi)lingual literacies across out-of-school and online contexts Mariana Pacheco Chapter 8. Academic literacy development: A ten-year case study of an aspiring writer Cathy Compton-Lilly Chapter 9. Inquire to acquire: A discourse analysis of bilingual students' development of science literacy Laura Wright Chapter 10. Schooling begins before adolescence: The case of Manuel and limited opportunities to learn Kathy Escamilla Part III. Implications of an academic literacies approach to learning Chapter 11. The use of assessment in support of the development of adolescents' academic literacies Margaret Heritage Chapter 12. Building teacher knowledge of academic literacy and language acquisition: A framework for teachers' cross-disciplinary professional learning Mary Avalos, Margarita Zisselsberger, Jennifer Langer-Osuna, Walter Secada Chapter 13. Establishing a foundation for academic literacy: The role of standards Edynn Sato Chapter 14. Literacy development in academic contexts for adolescent English language learners: Policy considerations and future research Timothy Boals, Kenji Hakuta, Alissa Blair List of Contributors