ABSTRACT

This edited volume takes an expansive, no-nonsense view of the spectrum of English language learners to address their varied backgrounds and their wide range of needs, worries, motivations, and abilities. Each chapter addresses a key area and group of students to enable English language teachers to come away with the knowledge and skills they need to support their students. The contributors, who represent a diverse range of voices themselves, cover essential topics, including dyslexia, neurodiversity, linguistic inclusion, deaf students, LGBTQI+ students, racial and cultural inclusion, and more.

Accessible and grounded in cutting-edge research, this book features key concepts, methodologies, and strategies that will encourage reflection and inclusive pedagogy. An invaluable resource for students, researchers, and professionals, this volume demonstrates how English language education can be a force for transformative change and social inclusion.

chapter 1|21 pages

Introduction

Trouble and care in the English language classroom

part I|59 pages

Inclusive language

chapter 3|17 pages

Inclusion in foreign language education

Using translingual scaffolding to support vocabulary learning in primary school

chapter 4|22 pages

Traditional stories in English language teaching

Translingual practice for inclusive writing and digital skills instruction

part III|66 pages

Teaching inclusion

chapter 9|23 pages

English language learners dealing with trauma

Developing ESL teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and skills

chapter 10|20 pages

Accommodating learners with SpLDs in the language classroom

Problems and solutions