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Bilingual Education in the 21st Century

A Global Perspective

Ofelia García author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:24th Oct '08

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Bilingual Education in the 21st Century examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and assessments. This thought-provoking work is an ideal textbook for future teachers as well as providing a fresh view of the subject for school administrators and policy makers.

  • Provides an overview of bilingual education theories and practices throughout the world
  • Extends traditional conceptions of bilingualism and bilingual education to include global and local concerns in the 21st century
  • Questions assumptions regarding language, bilingualism and bilingual education, and proposes a new theoretical framework and alternative views of teaching and assessment practices
  • Reviews international bilingual education policies, with separate chapters dedicated to US and EU language policy in education
  • Gives reasons why bilingual education is good for all children throughout the world, and presents cases of how this is being carried out

“Aside from the conceptual issues highlighted above, the detailed discussions of multilingual education policy alone make the book worth buying for scholars of language in education issues.”  (Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 10 April 2012)

“Garcia concludes with a detailed examination of bilingual education practices and their intended outcomes, which should be mandated reading for curriculum specialists and school principals.” (Choice Reviews, June 2

ISBN: 9781405119931

Dimensions: 254mm x 181mm x 31mm

Weight: 1025g

496 pages