The Challenge of Learning Academic English

This is a great article provided by Pearson Longman by Jim Cummins which addresses the following questions of academic English:

-What is academic English?
-Why is conversational English faster to acquire than academic English?
-What specific challenges do struggling readers face in catching up academically?
-What instructional strategies are effective in enabling EL students and struggling readers to develop academic language?

cummins_challenge.pdf