| Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Contributor(s): Baker, Colin (Author), Wright, Wayne E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783097205 ISBN-13: 9781783097203 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.117 |
| LCCN: 2016043801 |
| Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (2.05 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The sixth edition of this bestselling textbook has been substantially revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in the 21st century. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition include: - Greater attention to technological advances and global trends impacting and impacted by bilingualism; - New trends and issues in bilingual education, including recent research on the effectiveness of different types of bilingual education. - Issues in the assessment of bilinguals. - The latest thinking on identity and bilingualism. - Recent developments in brain imaging research. - Discussion of the latest terms in bilingualism research including dynamic bilingualism, translanguaging, transliteracy and superdiversity, in addition to an enhanced look at multilingualism.Students and instructors will benefit from new features including: - A comprehensive glossary - A condensed and updated bibliography. - Updated international examples of policy, research and practice - The addition of web resources and discussion questions. - Fully revised study activities and recommended reading. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wright, Wayne E.: - Wayne E. Wright is Professor and Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language, Purdue University, USA. He has published extensively on bilingual education and bilingualism, and is the co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters. Baker, Colin: -Colin Baker es profesor emérito en educación de la Universidad de Bangor. Tiene tres hijos bilingües y ha sido hablado públicamente a padres y maestros sobre el bilingüismo por más de 20 años. Sus numerosas publicaciones sobre bilingüismo incluyen Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, que ha sido traducido al japonés, español, latvio, griego y mandarín y del cual se publicó la quinta edición en el 2011. |