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Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism / Wayne E. Wright and Colin Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Wayne E., author.
- Baker, Colin, 1949- author.
- Series:
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 150.
- Bilingual education & bilingualism ; 150
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Bilingual.
- Education, Bilingual--Great Britain.
- Bilingualism.
- Bilingualism--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 594 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 8th edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK ; Jackson, TN : Multilingual Matters, [2025]
- Summary:
- "The eighth edition of this bestselling textbook has been revised and updated to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in an everchanging world. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and societal levels"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Bilingualism and multilingualism : definitions and distinctions
- The measurement of bilingualism
- Languages in society
- Language endangerment and revitalization
- The early development of bilingualism
- The later development of bilingualism
- Bilingualism, cognition and the brain / updated by Becky H. Huang
- Theories of bilingualism and the curriculum
- Historical introduction to bilingual education in the United States
- Types of education for bilingual students
- Education for bilingualism and biliteracy
- The effectiveness of bilingual education
- Effective schools and classrooms for bilingual students
- Literacy, biliteracy and multiliteracies for bilingual and multilingual students
- Support and assessment of special needs and exceptional bilingual students
- Deaf-signing people, bilingualism/multilingualism and bilingual education / by Jean F. Andrews and Stephen M. Nover
- Bilingualism and bilingual education as a problem, right and resource
- Bilingualism and bilingual education: ideology, identity and empowerment
- Bilingualism in the modern world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-569) and index.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 19, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Wright, Wayne E. Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism.
- ISBN:
- 9781836680550
- 1836680554
- 9781836680567
- 1836680562
- OCLC:
- 1482610599
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000212720
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