Dr. Shelley Wong is an Associate Professor at George Mason University in Multicultural/ESL/Bilingual Education.

"The book provides questions, frameworks, and resources for people starting out in education and for U.S. based educators who want to bring critical multicultural and multilingual perspectives into language arts, reading, and literacy education."—BOOKMARKS"This book opens a door for ESOL teachers to eclectic and constructivist approaches, using ancient dialogue approaches not only to teach English, but also to teach sociocultural esteem. Each chapter of the book has branches that provide additional resources to help readers understand the content."—PsycCRITIQUES"This is a unique contribution to the field of TESOL by someone who knows language teaching and learning from the inside out, integrating extensive experience over the span of decades with current theoretical approaches in applied linguistics and anthropology in education....It will serve as a useful guide to students and teachers of language, foreign as well as English....and will also be an inspiration to teacher educators."—Suzanne Wong ScollonGeorgetown University'This book is unusual and original in its approach, appealing and easy to read. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in gaining further knowledge about non-Western approaches to and less mainstream aspects of the world of TESOL.' - TESOLANZ

• Contents: A. Luke, Foreword. Preface. Personal Prologue. Political and Philosophical Roots of TESOL. Under the Ginkgo Tree: Learning in Community. Taste of the Ginkgo Nut: Problem Posing. Learn by Doing. Memory: Knowledge for Whom? Conclusion. Appendix.Chinese Glossary of Names and Terms.

Dr. Shelley Wong is an Associate Professor at George Mason University in Multicultural/ESL/Bilingual Education.

"The book provides questions, frameworks, and resources for people starting out in education and for U.S. based educators who want to bring critical multicultural and multilingual perspectives into language arts, reading, and literacy education."—BOOKMARKS"This book opens a door for ESOL teachers to eclectic and constructivist approaches, using ancient dialogue approaches not only to teach English, but also to teach sociocultural esteem. Each chapter of the book has branches that provide additional resources to help readers understand the content."—PsycCRITIQUES"This is a unique contribution to the field of TESOL by someone who knows language teaching and learning from the inside out, integrating extensive experience over the span of decades with current theoretical approaches in applied linguistics and anthropology in education....It will serve as a useful guide to students and teachers of language, foreign as well as English....and will also be an inspiration to teacher educators."—Suzanne Wong ScollonGeorgetown University'This book is unusual and original in its approach, appealing and easy to read. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in gaining further knowledge about non-Western approaches to and less mainstream aspects of the world of TESOL.' - TESOLANZ

• Contents: A. Luke, Foreword. Preface. Personal Prologue. Political and Philosophical Roots of TESOL. Under the Ginkgo Tree: Learning in Community. Taste of the Ginkgo Nut: Problem Posing. Learn by Doing. Memory: Knowledge for Whom? Conclusion. Appendix.Chinese Glossary of Names and Terms.

Dr. Shelley Wong is an Associate Professor at George Mason University in Multicultural/ESL/Bilingual Education.

"The book provides questions, frameworks, and resources for people starting out in education and for U.S. based educators who want to bring critical multicultural and multilingual perspectives into language arts, reading, and literacy education."—BOOKMARKS"This book opens a door for ESOL teachers to eclectic and constructivist approaches, using ancient dialogue approaches not only to teach English, but also to teach sociocultural esteem. Each chapter of the book has branches that provide additional resources to help readers understand the content."—PsycCRITIQUES"This is a unique contribution to the field of TESOL by someone who knows language teaching and learning from the inside out, integrating extensive experience over the span of decades with current theoretical approaches in applied linguistics and anthropology in education....It will serve as a useful guide to students and teachers of language, foreign as well as English....and will also be an inspiration to teacher educators."—Suzanne Wong ScollonGeorgetown University'This book is unusual and original in its approach, appealing and easy to read. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in gaining further knowledge about non-Western approaches to and less mainstream aspects of the world of TESOL.' - TESOLANZ

• Contents: A. Luke, Foreword. Preface. Personal Prologue. Political and Philosophical Roots of TESOL. Under the Ginkgo Tree: Learning in Community. Taste of the Ginkgo Nut: Problem Posing. Learn by Doing. Memory: Knowledge for Whom? Conclusion. Appendix.Chinese Glossary of Names and Terms.