Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Colin Baker
- 504 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Colin Baker
Ă propos de ce livre
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:
âą defining who is bilingual and multilingual
âą testing language abilities and language use
âą languages in communities and minority groups
âą endangered languages
âą language planning, language revival
âą the development of bilingualism in infancy and childhood
âą bilingualism in the family
âą age and language learning
âą adult language learning
âąbilinguals' thinking skills
âą bilingualism and the brain
âą theories of bilingualism
âą types of bilingual education
âą heritage language education
âą evaluations of bilingual education
âą minority language literacy
âą biliteracy and multiliteracies
âą effective teaching and learning methods in bilingual classrooms
âą the effectiveness of bilingual education in the United States
âą the history of bilingual education in the United States
âą language minority underachievement
âą bilingual special education
âą the assessment of language minority children
âą Deaf bilinguals
âą the spread of English as a global language
âą learning English as a second or third language
âą language identity and multiple identities
âą the politics surrounding language minorities and bilingual education
âą assimilation and pluralism
âą bilingualism and employment
âą bilingualism and the internet