Power, prestige, and bilingualism : international perspectives on elite bilingual education / Anne-Marie de Mejia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mejía, Anne-Marie de, 1948-

Series:

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 35.

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Bilingual--Cross-cultural studies.

Education, Bilingual.

Upper class--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Upper class.

Elite (Social sciences)--Cross-cultural studies.

Elite (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Buffalo, N.Y. : Multilingual Matters, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as ‘elite’ or ‘prestigious’ bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The development of different types of elite bilingual or multilingual educational provision is discussed and an argument is made for the need to study bilingual education in majority as well as in minority contexts.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Elite Bilingualism as a World-wide Phenomenon

Chapter 2. Definitions and Distinctions

Chapter 3. Elite Bilingualism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon

Chapter 4. Teaching and Learning in Elite Bilingual Classrooms

Chapter 5. Relationships and Participants in Elite Bilingual Educational Processes

Chapter 6. Research Traditions and Trends, Partnerships and Empowerment in Elite Bilingual Educational Contexts

Chapter 7. Africa: Multilingualism, Vernaculars, Intra- and International Languages

Chapter 8. South America: From Provision for Expatriates to Bilingual Education for Host Country Nationals

Chapter 9. Asia: ‘Languages of the Head and Languages of the Heart’

Chapter 10. Europe: Prestige Languages and International Communication

Chapter 11. Oceania: Immersion in Languages Other than English

Chapter 12. The Discourse of Elite Bilingual Education: A Critical Analysis

Chapter 13. Common Problem Areas in the Practice of Bilingual Pedagogy in Elite Educational Contexts

Chapter 14. Conclusions and Future Perspectives on Practice and Research in Elite Bilingual Education

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-318) and index.

ISBN:

9786610828050

9781853595921

9781280828058

1280828056

9781853595929

1853595926

OCLC:

51906777