Bilinguality and literacy : principles and practice / edited by Manjula Datta ; with a foreword by Colin Baker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Datta, Manjula.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts (Elementary).

Education, Bilingual.

Bilingualism in children.

English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Applying theory and research findings to classroom practice, Bilinguality and Literacy demonstrates how bilingual children can benefit from well informed and integrative strategies that allow bilinguals to interact with both their languages and cultures to develop literacy and literature at a high level. Children's voices are strong in the book in the case studies and examples of children's work. This rich and optimistic book argues that bilingual children's literacy learning in English is an intercultural process. This new edition has been revised, updated and expanded to include recent research, and addresses the Ofsted (2003) statement that fluent bilingual pupils struggle with writing. Bilinguality and Literacy will be of interest to undergraduate students of applied linguistics, teacher training courses, and academics researching multilingualism and literacy.

Contents:

1 My Language Story / Manjula Datta 1

2 Bilinguality, Literacy and Principles / Manjula Datta 13

3 Bilinguality and Learning in the Early Years / Maggie Ross 50

4 Rhythmic Language, Creativity and Fluency / Manjula Datta 69

5 Bilingual Readers and Personal Learning / Manjula Datta 92

6 Bilingual Writers / Manjula Datta 127

7 Developing English Literary Language: Imagination and Personal Learning / Manjula Datta 156

8 Bilingual Children and Whole-School Policy / Peter Cunningham 189

9 Refugee Children in Primary Schools / Peter Cunningham, Ian Menter, Azar Sheibani 202

10 Bilinguality and Literacy: A Conclusion / Manjula Datta 215.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781474212120

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.