The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and national levels.
These include: * defining who is bilingual and multilingual * testing language abilities and language use * languages in communities and minority groups * endangered languages * language planning, language revival * the development of bilingualism in infancy and childhood * bilingualism in the family * age and language learning * adult language learning * bilinguals thinking skills * bilingualism and the brain * theories of bilingualism * types of bilingual education * heritage language education * evaluations of bilingual education * minority language literacy * biliteracy and multiliteracies * effective teaching and learning methods in bilingual classrooms * the effectiveness of bilingual education in the United States * the history of bilingual education in the United States * language minority underachievement * bilingual special education * the assessment of language minority children * Deaf bilinguals * the spread of English as a global language * learning English as a second or third language * language identity and multiple identities * the politics surrounding language minorities and bilingual education * assimilation and pluralism * bilingualism and employment * bilingualism and the internet
Introduction Chapter 1:Bilingualism: Definitions and Distinctions Chapter 2:The Measurement of Bilingualism Chapter 3:Endangered Languages: Planning and Revitalization Chapter 4:Languages in Society Chapter 5:The Early Development of Bilingualism Chapter 6:The Later Development of Bilingualism Chapter 7:Bilingualism and Cognition Chapter 8:Cognitive Theories of Bilingualism and the Curriculum Chapter 9:Historical Introduction to Bilingual Education: the United States Chapter 10:Types of Bilingual Education 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 Bilinguals Chapter 15:The Special Educational Needs, Assessment and Testing of Bilinguals Chapter 16:Deaf People, Bilingualism 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