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Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

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The 7th edition of the world's leading textbook on bilingual education and bilingualism.The seventh edition of this bestselling textbook has been extensively revised and updated to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in an everchanging world. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism and multilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition include: Thoroughly updated chapters with over 500 new citations of the latest research.Six chapters with new titles to better reflect their updated content.A new Chapter 16 on Deaf-Signing People, Bilingualism/Multilingualism and Bilingual Education.The latest demographics and other statistical data.Recent developments in and limitations of brain imaging research.An expanded discussion of key topics including multilingual education, codeswitching, translanguaging, translingualism, biliteracy, multiliteracies, metalinguistic and morphological awareness, superdiversity, raciolinguistics, anti-racist education, critical post-structural sociolinguistics, language variation, motivation, age effects, power, and neoliberal ideologies.Recent US policy developments including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Seal of Biliteracy, Proposition 58, LOOK Act, Native American Languages Preservation Act, and state English proficiency standards and assessments consortia (WIDA, ELPA21).New global examples of research, policy, and practice beyond Europe and North America.Technology and language learning on the internet and via mobile apps, and multilingual language use on the internet and in social media.Students and Instructors will benefit from updated chapter features including:New bolded key terms corresponding to a comprehensive glossaryRecommended readings and online resourcesDiscussion questions and study activities

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-03-08
Mått178 x 246 x 31 mm
Vikt1 176 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBilingual Education & Bilingualism
Antal sidor552
Upplaga7
FörlagMultilingual Matters
ISBN9781788929899

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Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of over 140 research publications, a best-selling book for parents of bilingual children and an encyclopedia, all on the subject of bilingualism, as well as the six previous editions of this textbook. He is the former co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters and was editor of the International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education for 15 years.Wayne E. Wright is an Associate Dean, Professor, and the Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language at Purdue University, USA. He has over 100 research publications, and is the author of a bestselling book on teaching English language learners. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters.

AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Definitions and DistinctionsChapter 2: The Measurement of BilingualismChapter 3: Languages in SocietyChapter 4: Language Endangerment and RevitalizationChapter 5: The Early Development of BilingualismChapter 6: The Later Development of BilingualismChapter 7: Bilingualism, Cognition and the BrainChapter 8: Theories of Bilingualism and the CurriculumChapter 9: Historical Introduction to Bilingual Education in the United StatesChapter 10: Types of Education for Bilingual StudentsChapter 11: Education for Bilingualism and BiliteracyChapter 12: The Effectiveness of Bilingual EducationChapter 13: Effective Schools and Classrooms for Bilingual StudentsChapter 14: Literacy, Biliteracy and Multiliteracies for Bilingual and Multilingual StudentsChapter 15: Support and Assessment of Special Needs and Exceptional Bilingual StudentsChapter 16: Deaf-Signing People, Bilingualism/Multilingualism and Bilingual Education Chapter 17: Bilingualism and Bilingual Education as a Problem, Right and ResourceChapter 18: Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Ideology, Identity and EmpowermentChapter 19: Bilingualism in the Modern WorldGlossaryBibliographyIndex

The new edition keeps this classic most up-to-date at a time when the world needs critical approaches to the education of bilingual and minoritized learners more than ever. The inclusion of the latest cutting-edge research and the discussion of new policy initiatives provide a rich learning resource and open up venues for further studies. It is a model text that really lives up to its high reputation.

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