Multilingual Translator: Words and Phrases in 15 Languages to Help You Communicate With Students of Diverse Backgrounds

Since becoming an English as a Second Language teacher in 1996, I have found this book very, very helpful when working with students whose first language I do not speak. The phrases are exactly what I need. For example - "Repeat after me." "Open your book." "Write your name." "Take this page home. Have your parents sign it." The illustrations help my ESL students learn classroom vocabulary and are easily understood by non-readers. The author has provided pronunciation guides for all the phrases. These guides are accurate and presented in a user-friendly, easy-to-read format. Reading from the guides, I can say, "Hello, my name is Mrs. Stahl. Welcome to my class." in Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Farsi, and Polish. I have recommended this book to other ESL teachers, as well as to many regular classroom teachers and school librarians. I highly recommend it to all teachers.