Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

By Colin Baker and Prof. Wayne E. Wright

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The substantially reworked sixth edition of the bestselling textbook, Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Professors Colin Baker and Wayne E. Wright present an extensive and practical overview of bilingual education and bilingualism in the 21st century, highlighting key issues in bilingualism ranging from societal to individual levels. Delve into this in-depth study on technological movements impacting and impacted by bilingualism, contemporary trends in bilingual education, common problems in the evaluation of bilinguals, and more. This edition also takes a close look into the latest terms in bilingualism research including dynamic bilingualism, translanguaging, transliteracy and superdiversity. The reader is provided more than enough information to form their own opinions surrounding the latest thinking on identity and bilingualism.

Students and instructors will benefit from new features including:

• Comprehensive glossary.
• Updated and condensed bibliography.
• Updated international examples of policy, research and practice.
• New web resources and discussion questions.
• Fully revised study activities and recommended reading.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Release date: Feb 22, 2017
• ISBN: 9781783097234

Colin Baker

Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of research publications, books for parents and an encyclopedia, 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.

Reviews for Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

[Najla Alshawi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing book. It was exacly what I was looking for. I highly recommend reading it if you are interested in covering a lot of topics related to Bilingualism.