This nonfiction book serves as a guide for librarians to help manage the collection development process for world languages. While specific to romance languages, the ideas and principles could be applied much further and include many more languages. Specific to romance languages are the tips on publishers and distributers. This book additionally demonstrates various selection tools and resources, helpful for the collection development of romance languages and world languages generally.
This book, while it focuses on ESL students specifically, is a resource that can be applied across cultures. It shows how language learners can be included in programming and services, as well as the value this inclusion can bring. Additionally, it looks at some of the challenges these students might face and how librarians and educators can play a role in supporting them through these challenges.
Published in partnership with UNESCO, this bilingual picture book title translates to "What makes us human?" This edition is written in the Mapuzugun and Spanish languages, and has since been translated into many more languages. This book celebrates linguistic diversity, making ties between language and cultural identity. With a special focus on Indigenous languages, the book encourages readers to examine cultural heritage and what happens when a language goes extinct.
This book alternates between poetry, prose, and journal, following Sethi's journey with her own identity and encouraging readers to explore their own identity and how their identity shapes how they view the world around them. As readers engage with the book, they are presented with places to take notes and reflection questions on their own experiences.
This nonfiction book explores the ties between language, cultural identity, and personal identity. It specifically examines how each of these influences the other. While originally written for linguists, librarians can find a wealth of information through this book, as it explores languages from a cultural anthropology perspective. As it is an anthology of some of the most recent studies and texts on the topic, a diverse range of perspectives is presented.
This nonfiction book demonstrates a language learning method which Wyner used to learn six different languages. Fluent Forever is considered by many language learners to be the "holy grail" of language learning. This book will walk readers through learning pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Many reviewers find this method to be useful when starting to learn a language and getting through the beginner levels. This book would be helpful to recommend to a language learner, or for a librarian to understand just how much work goes into learning a language.
This picture book follows an elementary school teacher as she welcomes a new student from China into her class. This student does not speak English, so Amy has to be creative in order to include the student. It explores themes of language access, barriers, and diversity, as well as showcasing one example of how to include language learners in programming and other events.