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Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 27)

By Colin Baker

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
1853595241, 9781853595240, 9781853597039
LCC
LC3715 .B35 2001
Open Library ID
OL6789654M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5374649 bytes)
Edition
3
Pages
497\497
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This work provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. Written as an introductory text from a cross-disciplinary perspective, the book contains 20 chapters covering individual and societal concepts in minority and majority languages. The third edition contains updated references and the latest research findings. Major changes for the third edition are added new topics: recent changes in bilingual education in the United States; language loss in the world; trilingualism; recent debates on effective bilingual eduction; more on the politics of bilingual education; immersion education experiences outside Canda; biligualism in the economy; bilingualism and the information communications; and technology revolution.

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