The seventh edition of this bestselling textbook has been extensively 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 and multilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition include:  Thoroughly updated chapters with over 500 new citations of the latest research.Six chapters with new titles to better reflect their updated content.A new Chapter 16 on Deaf-Signing People, Bilingualism/Multilingualism, and Bilingual Education.The latest demographics and other statistical data.Recent developments in and limitations of brain imaging research.An expanded discussion of key topics including multilingual education, codeswitching, translanguaging, translingualism, biliteracy, multiliteracies, metalinguistic and morphological awareness, superdiversity, raciolinguistics, anti-racist education, critical post-structural sociolinguistics, language variation, motivation, age effects, power, and neoliberal ideologies.Recent US policy developments including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Seal of Biliteracy, Proposition 58, LOOK Act, Native American Languages Preservation Act, and state English proficiency standards and assessments consortia (WIDA, ELPA21).New global examples of research, policy, and practice beyond Europe and North America.Technology and language learning on the internet and via mobile apps, and multilingual language use on the internet and in social media. Students and Instructors will benefit from updated chapter features including: New bolded key terms corresponding to a comprehensive glossaryRecommended readings and online resourcesDiscussion questions and study activities
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The seventh edition of this bestselling textbook has been extensively 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.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Definitions and Distinctions Chapter 2: The Measurement of Bilingualism Chapter 3: Languages in Society Chapter 4: Language Endangerment and Revitalization Chapter 5: The Early Development of Bilingualism Chapter 6: The Later Development of Bilingualism Chapter 7: Bilingualism, Cognition and the Brain Chapter 8: Theories of Bilingualism and the Curriculum Chapter 9: Historical Introduction to Bilingual Education in the United States Chapter 10: Types of Education for Bilingual Students Chapter 11: Education for Bilingualism and Biliteracy Chapter 12: The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education Chapter 13: Effective Schools and Classrooms for Bilingual Students Chapter 14: Literacy, Biliteracy and Multiliteracies for Bilingual and Multilingual Students Chapter 15: Support and Assessment of Special Needs and Exceptional Bilingual Students Chapter 16: Deaf-Signing People, Bilingualism/Multilingualism and Bilingual Education  Chapter 17: Bilingualism and Bilingual Education as a Problem, Right and Resource Chapter 18: Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Ideology, Identity and Empowerment Chapter 19: Bilingualism in the Modern World Glossary Bibliography Index
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The new edition keeps this classic most up-to-date at a time when the world needs critical approaches to the education of bilingual and minoritized learners more than ever. The inclusion of the latest cutting-edge research and the discussion of new policy initiatives provide a rich learning resource and open up venues for further studies. It is a model text that really lives up to its high reputation.
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7th edition of the world's leading textbook on bilingual education and bilingualism

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ISBN
9781788929899
Publisert
2021-03-08
Utgave
7. utgave
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Vendor
Multilingual Matters
Vekt
1176 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, UU, U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
552

Biographical note

Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of over 140 research publications, a best-selling book for parents of bilingual children and an encyclopedia, all on the subject of bilingualism, as well as the six previous editions of this textbook. He is the former co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters and was editor of the International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education for 15 years.

Wayne E. Wright is an Associate Dean, Professor, and the Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language at Purdue University, USA. He has over 100 research publications, and is the author of a bestselling book on teaching English language learners. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters.