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In writing this book, I have benefited from the experience and insights of educators and researchers who have sought to understand and to improve students’ opportunities to learn language and to learn academic content taught in a new language. Many of their names appear in the text and in the reference list, but it was not possible to include all of the important and valuable publications I have learned from. I only hope that I have acknowledged all of those whose work I have drawn on directly. I am grateful to the teachers and teacher educators whose classes and workshops have shaped my understanding of CBLT. Special thanks to the staff and students in the dual immersion program at the Christopher Columbus Family Academy, where I have seen wonderful examples of CBLT in action.

I am grateful to Oxford University Press, especially to Julia Bell and Ann Hunter for their support and attention to detail. Several colleagues have helped me identify and locate valuable materials among the thousands of publications relevant to CBLT. I thank Roy Lyster and Howard Nicholas for their help. Finally, my friend, colleague, and frequent co-author Nina Spada has been an important part of this project since we began working together on this Key Concepts for the Language Classroom series. She is a constant source of encouragement, reality checks, and laughter. I cannot thank her enough.