Langer De Ramirez

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Activities, and Resources for the Multicultural Classrooms written by Lori Langer of Ramirez, a multicultural education textbook that is designed for multicultural education or curriculum and instruction courses.
Author and educator Langer de Ramirez has en extensive career that began as a teacher of Spanish, French, and (English as a Second Language) ESL. Langer de Ramirez is the author of several Spanish-language books and texts. In addition to her many books in Spanish, Langer de Ramirez has contributed to many textbooks and written extensively on second-language pedagogy and methodology. She is well recognized for her work in workshops at professional conferences both nationally and internationally. Langer de Ramirez has been recognized for her extensive work on areas of research and curriculum development in language learning.
From several years of teaching multicultural education and language classes in college classrooms, I have read and utilized several books and textbooks that have included much more content than
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Langer de Ramirez is a Freirian who believes that people learn best in small groups, reflecting on practices that may lead to transformation. An approach based on Freire’s emphasis on informal learning, critical pedagogy, and dialogue. Langer de Ramirez in her book combines theory, dialogue and activity as the reader is challenged to not only view differences but also to better understand our similarities. Through the sharing of these stories that directly involves teachers and students, Langer de Ramirez hopes to help educators who might be at different levels in their teaching experience to benefit from similar situations as educators develop their own craft of

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