Aspects of bilingualism in Wales / Colin Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Colin, 1949-

Series:

Multilingual matters (Series) ; 19

Multilingual matters ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism--Wales.

Bilingualism.

Education, Bilingual--Wales.

Education, Bilingual.

Welsh language--Study and teaching--Wales.

Welsh language.

Mass media and language--Wales.

Mass media and language.

Language policy--Wales.

Language policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 209 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon, Avon, England : Multilingual Matters, c1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The minority language and culture of Wales is under threat. Building on a computer analysis of the 1981 Welsh language Census data, the book provides evidence of a language moving slowly towards extinction. Each chapter examines an issue which is of significance in most minority language situations, but is exemplified in the Welsh context.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Where are the Welsh Speakers?

2 Policy and Provision in Bilingual Education in Wales

3 "Who Speaks Welsh?" Defining and Measuring Bilingualism

4 Does Bilingual Education Work? A Bilingual Education Model

5 Missionaries and Cells: Curriculum Development in Wales

6 Who Opts For Welsh

7 Ur Unig Ateb - The Only Answer? Mass Media, Bilingualism and Education

8 The Microcomputer, The Welsh Language and Education

9 A Future for the Welsh Language?

Appendices

Bibliography

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. 197-204.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-585-17600-0

OCLC:

1535414749