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Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand are amongst the fastest growing population of all the minority groups. The 2006 census shows that the Pasifika population makes up 6.9% of the total New Zealand population (Statistics New Zealand 2009). The current projections are that this figure will increase in 2026 to 18%. Many of the children who are at present strong in their language are in danger of becoming either monolingual, speaking English only. Samoan children in bilingual classes can achieve equally or higher than their Samoan counterparts in mainstream classrooms. This paper argues that the Samoan language has a crucial place and role to play in the teaching, learning and success of Samoan students in New Zealand schools.

Linguistic minorities --- Languages in contact --- Language policies --- Areal linguistics --- Minority languages --- Language and languages --- Minorities --- Sociolinguistics --- Education --- Political aspects --- Asia --- Pacific Area --- Asia-Pacific Region --- Asian-Pacific Region --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Pacific Ocean Region --- Pacific Region --- Pacific Rim --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Social policy. --- Sociology of education --- Dialectology --- Minoritized languages --- Language policy

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The case studies in this book are based on transcripts of classroom interaction in nine different countries. In each chapter, the first author explains the specific context and through a theoretical and/or experiential perspective interprets the transcript data. The data are then re-interpreted by other authors in the book, illustrating the complexity and richness of interpretation and creating a dialogue among the book’s contributors. At the end of each chapter, readers are then invited with assistance to join in the conversation by providing their own interpretations of other transcript data from the same context. The book will be useful for student teachers or practicing professionals, as well as all educators interested in exploratory classroom research.

Classroom environment --- Communication and education --- English language --- Interaction analysis in education --- Language and education --- Educational linguistics --- Education --- Language and languages --- Analysis, Interaction (Education) --- Interaction process analysis in education --- Teacher-pupil interaction --- Observation (Educational method) --- Social interaction --- Teacher-student relationships --- Verbal behavior --- Germanic languages --- Education and communication --- Classroom climate --- Climate, Classroom --- Environment, Classroom --- Classroom management --- School environment --- Study and teaching --- Foreign speakers --- classroom interaction. --- classroom transcripts. --- communities of learning. --- cultural practices. --- interpretive process. --- language education. --- language teachers.