The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and national levels. These include: ? defining who is bilingual and multilingual ? testing language abilities and language use ? languages in communities and minority groups ? endangered languages ? language planning, language revival ? the development of bilingualism in infancy and childhood ? bilingualism in the family ? age and language learning ? adult language learning ? bilinguals' thinking skills ? bilingualism and the brain ? theories of bilingualism ? types of bilingual education ? heritage language education ? evaluations of bilingual education ? minority language literacy ? biliteracy and multiliteracies ? effective teaching and learning methods in bilingual classrooms ? the effectiveness of bilingual education in the United States ? the history of bilingual education in the United States ? language minority underachievement ? bilingual special education ? the assessment of language minority children ? Deaf bilinguals ? the spread of English as a global language ? learning English as a second or third language ? language identity and multiple identities ? the politics surrounding language minorities and bilingual education ? assimilation and pluralism ? bilingualism and employment ? bilingualism and the internet
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