Baker, Colin, 1949-

Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism Colin Baker and Wayne E. Wright. - Sixth edition. - USA Multilingual Matters 2017 - xiii, 495 pages ; 26 cm. - Bilingual education & bilingualism; 106 .

Previous edition: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bilingualism: Definitions and Distinctions -- The Measurement of Bilingualism -- Endangered Languages: Planning and Revitalization -- Languages in Society -- The Early Development of Bilingualism -- The Later Development of Bilingualism -- Bilingualism, Cognition, and the Brain -- Theories of Bilingualism And The Curriculum -- Historical Introduction To Bilingual Education: The United States -- Types of Bilingual Education -- Education for Bilingualism And Biliteracy -- The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education -- Effective Schools and Classrooms for Bilingual Students -- Literacy, Biliteracy and Multiliteracies for Bilinguals -- Support and Assessment of Special Needs and Exceptional Bilingual Students -- Deaf People, Bilingualism and Bilingual Education -- Bilingualism and Bilingual Education as a Problem, Right and Resource -- Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Ideology, Identity and Empowerment -- Bilingualism in the Modern World.

9781783097210 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781783097203 (pbk : alk. paper)

2016043801


Education, Bilingual.
Education, Bilingual--Great Britain.
Bilingualism.
Bilingualism--Great Britain.

LC3715 / .B35 2017

370.1175