Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

ISBN-10: 1853595241
ISBN-13: 9781853595240
Series: Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Pages: 484
Language: English
Published: 2001
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Author: Colin Baker

Description

Written in a very reader-friendly style, the book is a practical introduction for parents and teachers to bilingualism. Straightforward and realistic answers are given to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about bilingualism and bilingual education. Areas covered include family, language, culture, identity, reading, writing, schooling and issues.

In the third edition, there is new or more detailed consideration of:

- Moving between countries, cultural adaptation

- Identity issues

- One parent - one language (OPOL) families

- Pre schools / kindergartens / nursery schools

- Helping with homework

- Dyslexia

- Language scaffolding

- Multilingualism and trilingualism; trilingual families

- Adoption

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