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The sixth edition of this bestselling textbook has been substantially revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in the 21st century. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition include: - Greater attention to technological advances and global trends impacting and impacted by bilingualism; - New trends and issues in bilingual education, including recent research on the effectiveness of different types of bilingual education. - Issues in the assessment of bilinguals. - The latest thinking on identity and bilingualism. - Recent developments in brain imaging research. - Discussion of the latest terms in bilingualism research including dynamic bilingualism, translanguaging, transliteracy and superdiversity, in addition to an enhanced look at multilingualism.Students and instructors will benefit from new features including: - A comprehensive glossary - A condensed and updated bibliography. - Updated international examples of policy, research and practice - The addition of web resources and discussion questions. - Fully revised study activities and recommended reading.
About the Author: Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of research publications, books for parents and an encyclopaedia, all on the subject of bilingualism, as well as the 5 previous editions of this textbook. He is the former co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism books series for Multilingual Matters. Wayne E. Wright is Professor and Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language, Purdue University, USA. He has published extensively on bilingual education and bilingualism, and is the co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism books series for Multilingual Matters.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781783097203
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Multilingual Matters Limited
  • Edition: 0006-Revised
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Width: 175 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1783097205
  • Publisher Date: 28 Feb 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 560
  • Series Title: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
  • Weight: 979 gr

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