Equal Rights to the Curriculum

Eithne Gallagher is recognised as an authority in the field of ESL in International Education. She has worked in International Education for over twenty years and has taught English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and ESL at both primary and secondary levels. Presently Eithne works as an ESL teacher in the Elementary department of Marymount International School Rome. She has been chair of the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) ESL & Mother-tongue committee, is a regular presenter at International School conferences and has delivered workshops and lectures for teachers and administrators across Europe. Her writings on ESL & Mother-tongue issues have been published in the International Schools Journal and Magazine. Eithne is the mother of three bilingual children and lives with her family on a hilltop outside Rome.

Gallagher’s practical and readable book can be seen as a tool for parents and educators who are directly affected, as we all are, by the hegemony of the English language. Gallagher does a thorough and admirable job of exploring the relationship between language and power in international schools and providing clear solutions and explanations for parents and educators who understand the value and ethical responsibility of creating schools where multilingualism and multiculturalism are not simply respected but promoted.

• AcknowledgementsForeword by Jim CumminsIntroductionChapter 1. Hidden and Overt Power Structures in International SchoolsChapter 2. Research, Theory and Good PracticeChapter 3. Third Culture ChildrenChapter 4. ESL Parents - Seen But Not HeardChapter 5. Promoting Other LanguagesChapter 6. Choosing an Effective International School for Your ChildGlossaryBibliographyFurther ReadingAppendix 1 - An Internationalism AuditIndex