Author : Colin Baker
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780905028507
The minority language and culture of Wales is under threat. Building on a computer analysis of the 1981 Welsh language Census data, the book provides evidence of a language moving slowly towards extinction. Each chapter examines an issue which is of significance in most minority language situations, but is exemplified in the Welsh context.
Author : Colin Baker
Publisher : Bilingual Education and Biling
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 42,29 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN :
A foundational textbook for students and teachers, providing a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education at individual, language minority group, and national levels. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Colin Baker
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780905028941
The book looks at world-wide evidence on issues surrounding bilingualism and bilingual education. These issues include the relationship between bilingualism and intelligence, the advantages and disadvantages of bilingual education and the role of attitude and motivation in bilingualism.
Author : Mercedes Durham
Publisher : Springer
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,56 MB
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1137528974
This volume showcases recent sociolinguistic research about Wales and offers contributions from scholars working on Welsh, English and other languages spoken in the country. The chapters present a range of frameworks and methodologies used in sociolinguistics and apply them to the Welsh linguistic context. This context is very distinctive compared to the rest of the UK and represents a prime ground to observe different aspects of the interplay between language and society. The structure of the volume reflects the linguistic diversity of the country and is divided into three sections. The first section examines recent research on Welsh, the second section focuses on English, and the third section deals with research on Welsh and English together, as well as research on other languages spoken in Wales. The book will be useful to those wanting to discover more about language and society in Wales, as well as to those already working in the field as it offers new perspectives and insights.
Author : Enlli Môn Thomas
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 38,33 MB
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 178309172X
This book provides a contemporary approach to the study of bilingualism. Drawing on contributions from leading experts in the field, this book brings together - in a single volume - a selection of the exciting work conducted as part of the programme of the ESRC Centre for Research on Bilingualism in Theory and Practice at Bangor University, Wales. Each chapter has as its main focus an exploration of the relationship between the two languages of a bilingual. Section by section, the authors draw on current findings and methodologies to explore the ways in which their research can address this question from a number of different perspectives.
Author : Jim Cummins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 2014-10-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317869184
This is a remarkably interesting and useful book...it makes a significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding of both bilingualism and education.' Journal of Education Policy
Author : Steve Morris
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1786832577
An analysis of Welsh stylistics in a corpus of 20th and 21st century texts. A study of the structure of Welsh compared with English via a translation corpus. A study of methods in translation.
Author : Jim Cummins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 28,44 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9401145318
This volume provides a comprehensive account of the implementation of bilingual education programs in countries throughout the world. For academics, graduate students, and policymakers, this volume clearly outlines the social and educational goals that can be achieved through bilingual education. It highlights the need to take account of the complex political context of inter-group relationships within which bilingual programs are inevitably embedded.
Author : Wayne E. Wright
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1119005493
The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education presents the first comprehensive international reference work of the latest policies, practices, and theories related to the dynamic interdisciplinary field of bilingual and multilingual education. Represents the first comprehensive reference work that covers bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural educational policies and practices around the world Features contributions from 78 established and emerging international scholars Offers extensive coverage in sixteen chapters of language and education issues in specific and diverse regional/geographic contexts, including South Africa, Mexico, Latvia, Cambodia, Japan, and Texas Covers pedagogical issues such as language assessment as well as offering evolving perspectives on the needs of specific learner populations, such as ELLs, learners with language impairments, and bilingual education outside of the classroom
Author : Charlotte Hoffmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317887662
An Introduction to Bilingualism provides a comprehensive review of the most important aspects of individual and societal bilingualism, examining both theoretcial and practical issues. At the level of the individual, it addresses such questios as: What is involved in the study of bilingual children? What are the patterns of bilingual language acquisition? In which ways do the language competence and the speech of bilinguals differ from those of monolinguals? Topics that sometimes arouse controversy are explored - such as the question of whether there is a relationship between bilingualsim and a child's cognitive, psychological and social development. The book is also concerned with multilingualism, that is, bilingualsim as a societal phenomenon. It focuses on such issues as language choice in bilingual and multilingual communities, national identity and the education of bilinguals. The inclusion of several case studies of European linguistic minorities serves to exemplify the topics dealt with at the theoretical level and to illustrate the linguistic complexities found in contemporary Europe.
