Power, Prestige and Bilingualism
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Power, Prestige and Bilingualism

International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Power, Prestige and Bilingualism

International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education

About this book

This book describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as 'elite' or 'prestigious' bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The development of different types of elite bilingual or multilingual educational provision is discussed and an argument is made for the need to study bilingual education in majority as well as in minority contexts.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Part 1 General Perspectives and Issues
  6. Chapter 1 Elite Bilingualism as a World-wide Phenomenon
  7. Chapter 2 Definitions and Distinctions
  8. Chapter 3 Elite Bilingualism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon
  9. Chapter 4 Teaching and Learning in Elite Bilingual Classrooms
  10. Chapter 5 Relationships and Participants in Elite Bilingual Educational Processes
  11. Chapter 6 Research Traditions and Trends, Partnerships and Empowerment in Elite Bilingual Educational Contexts
  12. Part 2 Overview of Elite Bilingual Provision in Specific Contexts of Implementation
  13. Chapter 7 Africa: Multilingualism, Vernaculars, Intra- and International Languages
  14. Chapter 8 South America: From Provision for Expatriates to Bilingual Education for Host Country Nationals
  15. Chapter 9 Asia: ‘Languages of the Head and Languages of the Heart’
  16. Chapter 10 Europe: Prestige Languages and International Communication
  17. Chapter 11 Oceania: Immersion in Languages Other than English
  18. Chapter 12 The Discourse of Elite Bilingual Education: A Critical Analysis
  19. Chapter 13 Common Problem Areas in the Practice of Bilingual Pedagogy in Elite Educational Contexts
  20. Chapter 14 Conclusions and Future Perspectives on Practice and Research in Elite Bilingual Education
  21. References
  22. Index