| Description |
xii, 498 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 79 |
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Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 79
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| Contents |
Contents: 1. Bilingualism : definitions and distinctions -- 2. The measurement of bilingualism -- 3. Endangered languages : planning and revitalization -- 4. Languages in society -- 5. The early development of bilingualism -- 6. The later development of bilingualism -- 7. Bilingualism and cognition -- 8. Cognitive theories of bilingualism and the curriculum -- 9. Historical introduction to bilingual education : the United States -- 10. Types of bilingual education -- 11. Education for bilingualism and biliteracy -- 12. The effectiveness of bilingual education -- 13. Effective schools and classrooms for bilingual students -- 14. Literacy, biliteracy and multiliteracies for bilinguals -- 15. The special educational needs, assessment and testing of bilinguals -- 16. Deaf people, bilingualism and bilingual education -- 17. Bilingualism and bilingual education as a problem, right and resource -- 18. Bilingualism and bilingual education : ideology, identity and empowerment -- 19. Bilingualism in the modern world |
| Summary |
"The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and national levels. These include: · defining who is bilingual and multilingual · testing language abilities and language use · languages in communities and minority groups · endangered languages · language planning, language revival · the development of bilingualism in infancy and childhood · bilingualism in the family · age and language learning · adult language learning · bilinguals' thinking skills · bilingualism and the brain · theories of bilingualism · types of bilingual education · heritage language education · evaluations of bilingual education · minority language literacy · biliteracy and multiliteracies · effective teaching and learning methods in bilingual classrooms · the effectiveness of bilingual education in the United States · the history of bilingual education in the United States · language minority underachievement · bilingual special education · the assessment of language minority children · Deaf bilinguals · the spread of English as a global language · learning English as a second or third language · language identity and multiple identities · the politics surrounding language minorities and bilingual education · assimilation and pluralism · bilingualism and employment · bilingualism and the Internet |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bilingualism -- Great Britain.
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Bilingualism.
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Education, Bilingual -- Great Britain.
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Education, Bilingual.
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| LC no. |
2011000603 |
| ISBN |
9781847693556 (paperback) |
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9781847693563 (hbk.) |
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