Talking Turkey

This is the book that teachers and others working with Turkish speaking children and young people have long needed. The author's academic rigor combined with his insider's view of the communities' families, culture and work patterns affords readers real understanding of a community which has developed its own diaspora over the last half century but about which there is little research and scant learning support.Part 1 outlines the backgrounds of the Turkish speakers - their immigration and employment patterns - and examines their community and economic activities in some depth. Part 2 is devoted to the children's language and the ways in which they use and acquire both Turkish and English in a range of real-life situations in their families and family businesses, and in their communities. From his analysis of these processes the author identifies what teachers need to know to develop these children's language skills further at school and so enhance their academic attainment."Talking Turkey" will be essential reading for all those who work with Turkish speakers and will be of interest to teacher trainers, educational policy makers and to the Turkish communities.

ISBN 1858563186   Pages 196 ISBN13 9781858563183 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Trentham Books Ltd   Weight (grammes) 263 Imprint Trentham Books Ltd   Published in Stoke-on-Trent Format Paperback   Height (mm) 228 Publication date 01 Jan 2005   Width (mm) 145 Library of Congress P40.85   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY 306.440899435041   Academic level General, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Foreword by Alistair Ross
Ch. 1		Migration and settlement		3
Ch. 2		Language and identity		11
Ch. 3		Economic understanding and cultural context in learning		25
Ch. 4		Children's understanding of cost		43
Ch. 5		Children's understanding of money		67
Ch. 6		Children's understanding of buying		77
Ch. 7		Children's understanding of work		95
Ch. 8		Implications for classroom practice		107
Ch. 9		Bilingual classroom practice : success stories from London schools		121
Ch. 10		Children's understanding of culturally related concepts		141

"Talking Turkey: The Language, Culture and Identity of Turkish speaking children in Britain" by Tozun Issa transcends the LEAs in the United Kingdom. Dr. Issa touches the core of the sociopolitical, economic and pedagogical challenges also faced by children in Spanish speaking communities in the United States. Dr. Issa's research and description of exemplary instructional practices is a reinforcement of the commitment we make as educators of language minority students. "Talking Turkey" is an invitation for professional discussion and collaboration amongst all advocates for bilingual education.--

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