Full 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.
Contents
IntroductionAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Bilingualism: Definitions and DistinctionsChapter 2: The Measurement of BilingualismChapter 3: Endangered Languages: Planning and RevitalizationChapter 4: Languages in SocietyChapter 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: The United StatesChapter 10: Types of Bilingual EducationChapter 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 BilingualsChapter 15: Support and Assessment of Special Needs and Exceptional Bilingual StudentsChapter 16: Deaf People, Bilingualism and Bilingual EducationChapter 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 WorldGlossaryBibliography
