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Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism

Written as an introductory text from a crossdisciplinary perspective, this book covers individual and societal concepts in minority and majority languages
eBook, English, ©2006
Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, ©2006
1 online resource (xii, 492 pages : illustrations).
9781853598647, 9781853598654, 9781853598661, 185359864X, 1853598658, 1853598666
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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 and cognition
Cognitive 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
The assessment and special educational needs of bilinguals
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
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