Bilingualism: Beyond Basic Principles (Multilingual Matters)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1853596256 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"interesting research, no practicality" according to Leslie R. Wells. I was hoping for a book that was highly practical for the classroom. This book, however, relies heavily on research.Because the rest of the world is more advanced in bilingual education than the United States, most of the examples were from Europe and Asia.This is a sequel to another book, so there are several references to the first book.Several chapters would be good for teacher
. His publications have appeared in various collected volumes and journals.Li Wei received his MA and PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, where he is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Head of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences. His research interests include bilingualism and cross-cultural pragmatics. He is currently a Research Fellow of the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (Flanders). He has worked as a consultant on bilingual education for the Soros Foundation, the U
Among the contributors are linguists, sociologists, psychologists and sociolinguists.. The number of bilinguals at the turn of the third millennium is probably greater than ever before and will continue to grow as a result of the combined forces of globalisation, automatisation, increased mobility and migration, and modernisation of foreign language teaching. Another important feature of the volume is its multidisciplinary perspective. The papers in this volume have been written by leading scholars in the field of bilingualism and deal with individual bilingualism, societal and educational phenomena, addressing issues such as bilingual usage, acquisition, teaching, and language planning and policy. The publication of Hugo Baetens Beardsmore's book Bilingualism: Basic Principles by Multilingual Matters in 1982 coincided with an unprecedented upsurge of interest in bilin
His publications have appeared in various collected volumes and journals.Li Wei received his MA and PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, where he is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Head of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences. He is Editor of the International Journal of Bilingualism. Jean-Marc Dewaele obtained his PhD at the Vr