Preparing Classroom Teachers for English Language Learners: The Policy Context

Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms: A Resource for Teacher Educators

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 35-52

  Villegas, Ana María ^a   Lucas, Tamara ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874458045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203843239-11     Document Type: Chapter

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