Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Multilingual Matters)
By Colin Baker.
Description
This book provides a comprehensive first introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and straightforward style, bilingualism at individual, language minority group and national levels are discussed. The 18 chapters cover the crucial issues and controversies about language minorities and bilingual education. These include: defining who is bilingual, testing language abilities and language use, languages in communities and minority groups, language planning, language loss and revival, the development of bilingualism in infancy and childhood, bilinguaism in the family, l...
ISBN(s)
1853591777, 9781853591778
