Del 110 i serien Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

Bilingual Childcare

Hitches, Hurdles and Hopes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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This ethnographic study explores aspects of bilingual education in two early childhood German–English education centres in Australia. Using various sources of data and multiple methods of analysis, it investigates the processes at work when establishing and implementing a bilingual programme and examines the language attitudes, ideologies and practices of the parents, educators and administrators involved. It addresses the complex relationship between the childcare provider and its clientele in its socio-political context in an attempt to arrive at a broader understanding of institutional bilingual education in early childhood. The book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in bilingual education, language ideology and early childhood education studies, as well as to teachers, trainee teachers and childcare providers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-11-16
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBilingual Education & Bilingualism
Antal sidor169
FörlagChannel View Publications Ltd
ISBN9781783099177

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AcknowledgementsTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesGlossary, Abbreviations and AcronymsTranscription Conventions1. Researching Bilingual Early Childhood Education: An Institutional Ethnography2. What We Know: Language Policies and Provision3. The Institution4. Bilingual Programme Implementation5. The Clientele6. Value-Action Gap7. The Value of Language and Language Learning8. The Future of Bilingual Early Childhood EducationBibliography

An intriguing and in-depth ethnographic description of an early childhood bilingual/dual language program in Australia. This study is enlightened with discussions of the politics of language and language policies, details on program implementation, as well as educators’ and parents’ attitudes toward the program. Educators, researchers, students, and parents would all benefit from this interesting book, which has application to different languages and countries.