Why TESOL Author:Eileen N. Whelan Ariza, Carmen A. Morales-Jones, Noorchaya Yahya, Hanizah Zainuddin Theories and issues in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in K-12 classrooms. Provides classroom teachers with a knowledge base to effectively teach in cultural and linguistically diverse classrooms. It provides in depth theoretical background, legal information, and applications for teachers to address the needs of English learners.