Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
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Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Colin Baker

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Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Colin Baker

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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:

ā€¢ defining who is bilingual and multilingual

ā€¢ testing language abilities and language use

ā€¢ languages in communities and minority groups

ā€¢ endangered languages

ā€¢ language planning, language revival

ā€¢ the development of bilingualism in infancy and childhood

ā€¢ bilingualism in the family

ā€¢ age and language learning

ā€¢ adult language learning

ā€¢bilinguals' thinking skills

ā€¢ bilingualism and the brain

ā€¢ theories of bilingualism

ā€¢ types of bilingual education

ā€¢ heritage language education

ā€¢ evaluations of bilingual education

ā€¢ minority language literacy

ā€¢ biliteracy and multiliteracies

ā€¢ effective teaching and learning methods in bilingual classrooms

ā€¢ the effectiveness of bilingual education in the United States

ā€¢ the history of bilingual education in the United States

ā€¢ language minority underachievement

ā€¢ bilingual special education

ā€¢ the assessment of language minority children

ā€¢ Deaf bilinguals

ā€¢ the spread of English as a global language

ā€¢ learning English as a second or third language

ā€¢ language identity and multiple identities

ā€¢ the politics surrounding language minorities and bilingual education

ā€¢ assimilation and pluralism

ā€¢ bilingualism and employment

ā€¢ bilingualism and the internet

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Year
2011
ISBN
9781847695086

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