[ Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition By Freeman, David E ( Author ) Paperback 2011 ]

by David E. Freeman

Between Access to Second Language Acquisition [ Between Access to Second Language Acquisition by Freeman, David E ( Author ) Paperback May- 2011 ] Paperback May- 17- 2011

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Teaching, Language, Textbooks

Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Freeman and Freeman offer a decent primer into the challenges faced by English Language Learners and teachers in classrooms. The book provides insight, and some practice wisdom to handling language learning in and outside the classroom, with extensive examples and miniature case studies. In all, this is a good place to start if you have little experience with immigrants, and language learners - especially if you anticipate meeting them in your classroom. If you come from a diverse background, or are actively working with language learners, this is a good reference with some things you may be able to implement, but it wont revolutionize your work.

[Jennifer Greer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I had this text as an undergrad.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this as one of the textbooks for an intro to the theory of language acquisition course for sophomores. I originally selected it because I thought the students would appreciate the blend of theory and case studies highlighting that theory. They did and I plan to use it next year as well. I did supplement it with an additional text that went deeper into theory, but for students who haven't yet taught or really been in classrooms all that much, the Freemans write a very accessible text.

[Dana Schroeder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Freeman and Freeman write a very readable book with one part educational theory and one part anecdotal support from classroom experiences. This is a great book for anyone interested in teaching ESL or starting the process of understanding English language learners.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable and practical. A relief for a textbook.

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another text book done. A bit preachy.

[Jeni Enjaian · Rating 3 out of 5]

My opinion of the book is a bit hampered by the order in which I read the book. This book was the textbook for a graduate TESOL class I took last semester. We read four out of the five chapters, none of them in the proper order. Additionally, I read these chapters over the course of three months out of the semester which did not help me gain a sense of continuity so I am unable to review the book on this term.
I am a bit OCD and felt compelled to go back and finish the book.
It has been a while since I have read educational books such as this one so my resources on which to draw for comparison are shallow. However, I can say that this book did not appear exceptionally well organized. Each chapter stuck with the theme listed on the first page of the document. I also agree wholeheartedly with the authors' opinion of what would make an excellent school for emergent bilinguals. My school and district, unfortunately, fall on the far opposite end of the range.
The biggest thing that kept me from giving this book a four star rating was the authors' heavy reliance on anecdotes to support their points. While these stories are engaging, they do not provide many answers leaving a reader occasionally wondering why they bothered to buy the book.

As I continue taking the TESOL classes, I hope to be able to compare this book to others that I read for classes in this degree program.