Welcome to Sunburst. We planned and designed this book to provide you with interesting social situations that will engage your students in learning English as a second language. We selected different contexts within the learning environments that may be attractive, and in which your students will naturally use the language to communicate. Sunburst aims towards communicative interaction using the language as a cognitive and refl exive tool. At the end of this cycle, your students will be able to express and exchange ideas, talk about themselves and their emotions, give information about others, build up knowledge, organize their thoughts, and refl ect on the new language.

Strategies for Teaching English Learners

In Strategies for Teaching English Learners,readers get a concise, yet comprehensible overview of the basic principles, practices and methods for educating English learners. A breakthrough in language teaching and learning, this thought-provoking text includes coverage of second-language-acquisition issues and techniques, as well as attention to such controversial topics as the influence of culture on schooling, the cultural practices of schooling, and the sociopolitical context of education.

The new, eight-level course that teaches business English and business skills

Business Partner gives students the practical training they need to bridge the gap between the classroom and the world of work. It helps learners to make measurable progress in learning English while helping to make them more employable.

Business Partner does not assume any knowledge of the workplace, and is designed for students with no work experience. It also provides many suggestions and alternative ways to use the material for those students already in work.

Welcome to Sunburst. We planned and designed this book to provide you with interesting social situations that will engage your students in learning English as a second language. We selected different contexts within the learning environments that may be attractive, and in which your students will naturally use the language to communicate. Sunburst aims towards communicative interaction using the language as a cognitive and refl exive tool. At the end of this cycle, your students will be able to express and exchange ideas, talk about themselves and their emotions, give information about others, build up knowledge, organize their thoughts, and refl ect on the new language.

Second Language Writing in Elementary Classrooms

Second Language Writing in Elementary Classrooms focuses on L2 writing in elementary classrooms. It features chapters that highlight research in elementary classrooms focused on the writing development of multilingual children, and research in teacher education to prepare elementary teachers to teach L2 writing and address L2 writers' needs.