
ERIC Number: ED378820
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 160
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ISBN: ISBN-0-590-48923-2
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The Multilingual Translator: Words and Phrases in 15 Languages To Help You Communicate with Students of Diverse Backgrounds.
Moore, Helen H.
The illustrated guide provides vocabulary for common classroom terminology in 15 languages: Arabic; Bengali; Chinese; Farsi; Haitian-Creole; Hindi; Italian; Korean; Polish; Russian; Serbo-Croatian; Spanish; Tagalog; Urdu; and Vietnamese. The languages are those most commonly spoken by immigrants to the United States. For each language there are four pages of illustrations labeled in the language (using alphabets and authentic alphabets, characters, and symbols), phonetically, and in English. All of the words and phrases and some additional ones are presented again in lists, organized by category, that follow the illustrated section. The illustrations are designed so that children can scan them to find the term(s) they wish to convey. The vocabulary refers to the classroom environment, teacher-child and peer interactions, body parts, playground activities, and parents and administrators. Some classroom uses for the materials are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Glossaries, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Immigrants, Interpersonal Communication, Italian, Korean, Limited English Speaking, Peer Relationship, Persian, Polish, Pronunciation, Russian, Second Languages, Serbocroatian, Spanish, Tagalog, Teacher Student Relationship, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Urdu, Vietnamese, Vocabulary
Scholastic Professional Books, P.O. Box 7502, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Vocabularies/Classifications
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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