March 2007

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    March 2007 Cover

    IN THIS ISSUE:

    The World as We Speak
    Our forum for changes in world languages

    Promoting Literacy in Second Language Families

    Promoting Literacy in Second Language Families Deborah J. Chitester presents guidelines for fostering literacy within second language families

    Sheltering Learners from the English Storm

    Deborah J. Short explains how the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model can be used to develop to accelerate the progress of English Language Learners

    Thinking Outside the Self

    Fred Dervin proposes the use of dissociation to encourage interculturality

    Going South for Spanish

    Going South for Spanish Hannah Zeiler explores some of Mexico’s hottest language learning destination

    World Views
    Domenico Maceri examines a truly multilingual country

    Reviews

    Last Writes
    Richard Lederer on the lyrical Irish tongue