Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual EducationThis encyclopedia is divided into three sections: individual bilingualism; bilingualism in society and bilingual education. It includes many pictures, graphs, maps and diagrams. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography on bilingualism. |
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Contents
Language Communities | 1 |
Types of Language Minority | 2 |
Immigration Emigration and Language | 3 |
Ethnic Identity | 4 |
Diglossia 6 Languages of Wider Communication 96 99 104 112 117 122 Acknowledgements viii SECTION 1 INDIVIDUAL BILINGUALISM 2 6 ... | 5 |
Language Borrowings | 6 |
Language Vitality | 7 |
Attitudes to Languages | 8 |
670 | 395 |
74 | 441 |
81 | 444 |
Language as a Problem a Right and a Resource | 445 |
LANGUAGES IN CONTACT | 553 |
Africa | 563 |
Language and Speech Therapy in a Bilingual | 584 |
586 | 607 |
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Bilingualism 3 Two Views of Bilinguals Two Halves or One Whole? | 9 |
Balanced Bilinguals | 12 |
Double Semilingualism | 14 |
Prestigious Bilingualism | 15 |
Multilingualism | 17 |
Personality Social Development Identity and Bilingualism 9 12 14 15 17 150 164 170 174 | 22 |
Types of Bilingual Family | 28 |
The Development of Bilingualism in Children | 36 |
Bilingualism and Marriage | 44 |
Bibliography 708 | 82 |
Mother Tongue | 152 |
Language Maintenance | 181 |
Language Revival and Reversal | 186 |
Two Cases of Language Revival Maori and Hebrew | 195 |
Language Planning | 203 |
Language Standardization | 206 |
Linguistic Purism | 217 |
Language Marketing 181 186 195 203 210 217 47 | 221 |
Bilingualism and Sensitivity in Communication 3 Codeswitching 51 54 58 Bilingualism in the Modern World 1 Information Technology and Bilingu... | 228 |
Bilingualism and the Internet | 231 |
Translation and Interpretation | 234 |
Religion and Bilingualism | 245 |
Bilingualism and the Economy | 250 |
Language Strategies for Business | 258 |
Bilingual Professions | 263 |
Bilingualism and the Mass Media | 269 |
Bilingualism and Tourism Bilingualism and Thinking 1 Bilingualism and Intelligence 2 Bilingualism and Creative Thinking 3 Field Dependency and ... | 272 |
Bilingualism and the Brain 62 | 358 |
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The Assimilation of Language Minorities 3 Integration and Language Minorities 4 Multiculturalism | 621 |
Visits and Exchanges to Other Countries | 624 |
A Critical Awareness of Language | 633 |
Learning | 642 |
Language Acquisition | 651 |
Ten Dimensions of Classroom Language Learning 2 Foreign and Second Language Learning | 665 |
Foreign and Second Language Teaching Approaches | 670 |
The Communicative Approach | 673 |
Different Modern Language Teaching Approaches | 681 |
The Cultural Syllabus and the Multidimensional Language Curriculum | 683 |
Modern Language Learning and Special Educational Needs Students | 685 |
Adult Language Learning | 688 |
The Ulpan Experience From Israel to Wales and the Basque Country | 693 |
Index | 697 |
Strong Forms of Bilingual Education | 701 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education Multilingual matters |
| Editors | Colin Baker, Sylvia Prys Jones |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Multilingual Matters, 1998 |
| ISBN | 1853593621, 9781853593628 |
| Length | 758 pages |
| Subjects | › › Education / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General |
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