The Handbook of Bilingualism

2008-04-15
The Handbook of Bilingualism

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  • Author: Tej K. Bhatia
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 0470756748
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 905

The Handbook of Bilingualism provides state-of-the-art treatments of the central issues that arise in consideration of the phenomena of bilingualism ranging from the representation of the two languages in the bilingual individual's brain to the various forms of bilingual education, including the status of bilingualism in each area of the world. Provides state-of-the-art coverage of a wide variety of topics, ranging from neuro- and psycho-linguistic research to studies of media and psychological counseling. Includes latest assessment of the global linguistic situation with particular emphasis on those geographical areas which are centers of global conflict and commerce. Explores new topics such as global media and mobile and electronic language learning. Includes contributions by internationally renowned researchers from different disciplines, genders, and ethnicities.

The Handbook of Bilingualism

2008-06-09
The Handbook of Bilingualism

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  • Author: Tej K. Bhatia
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 0470704381
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 905

The Handbook of Bilingualism provides state-of-the-art treatments of the central issues that arise in consideration of the phenomena of bilingualism ranging from the representation of the two languages in the bilingual individual's brain to the various forms of bilingual education, including the status of bilingualism in each area of the world. Provides state-of-the-art coverage of a wide variety of topics, ranging from neuro- and psycho-linguistic research to studies of media and psychological counseling. Includes latest assessment of the global linguistic situation with particular emphasis on those geographical areas which are centers of global conflict and commerce. Explores new topics such as global media and mobile and electronic language learning. Includes contributions by internationally renowned researchers from different disciplines, genders, and ethnicities.

The Handbook of Bilingualism and Multilingualism

2014-09-15
The Handbook of Bilingualism and Multilingualism

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  • Author: Tej K. Bhatia
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1118941276
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 978

**Honored as a 2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism. Includes the addition of ten new authors to the contributor team, and coverage of seven new topics ranging from global media to heritage language learning Provides extensively revised coverage of bilingual and multilingual communities, polyglot aphasia, creolization, indigenization, linguistic ecology and endangered languages, multilingualism, and forensic linguistics Brings together a global team of internationally-renowned researchers from different disciplines Covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from neuro- and psycho-linguistic research to studies of media and psychological counseling Assesses the latest issues in worldwide linguistics, including the phenomena and the conceptualization of 'hyperglobalization', and emphasizes geographical centers of global conflict and commerce

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education

2017-09-25
The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education

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  • Author: Wayne E. Wright
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1119005493
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 688

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

Handbook of Bilingualism

2009
Handbook of Bilingualism

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  • Author: Judith F. Kroll
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0195373650
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 603

How is language acquired when infants are exposed to multiple language input from birth and when adults are required to learn a second language after early childhood? This handbook will be essential reading for cognitive psychologists, linguists, applied linguists, and educators who wish to better understand the cognitive basis of bilingualism and the logic of experimental and formal approaches to language science.

The Bilingual Family

2003-03-27
The Bilingual Family

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  • Author: Edith Harding-Esch
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521004640
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 16

This is the second edition of the best-selling book that has provided practical advice to thousands of parents who want their children to grow up bilingual. It still gives parents up-to-date information and advice they need to make informed decisions about what language policy to adopt with their children. This new edition also looks at cases of single-parent families with bilingual children, as well as schooling and bi-literacy issues. The authors help parents identify the factors that will influence their decision to bring up their children as bilinguals. The second part consists of case studies of bilingual families, which illustrate a wide range of different solutions . The third part is an alphabetical reference guide providing answers to the most frequently asked questions about bilingualism. Bringing up bilingual children is a challenge and this book helps parents meet that challenge.

The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingualism

2018-11-15
The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingualism

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  • Author: Annick De Houwer
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1316832813
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 911

The ability to speak two or more languages is a pervasive human experience. A comprehensive survey of research into bilingualism throughout life, from the first six years to late adulthood, this is an ideal work of reference for students and researchers, as well as anyone interested in bilingualism.

Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

2007-01-01
Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

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  • Author: Peter Auer
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
  • ISBN: 311019855X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 606

This volume is an up-to-date, concise introduction to bilingualism and multilingualism in schools, in the workplace, and in international institutions in a globalized world. The authors use a problem-solving approach and ask broad questions about bilingualism and multilingualism in society, including the question of language acquisition versus maintenance of bilingualism. Key features: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of multilingualism and multilingual communication presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field, offers solutions of everyday language-related problems international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

International Handbook of Bilingual Education

1988-03-22
International Handbook of Bilingual Education

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  • Author: Christin Paulston
  • Publisher: Greenwood
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 624

This comprehensive handbook introduces a theoretical framework of the contextual situations of language maintenance and shift in which are found bilingualism and bilingual education. It presents us with the basic facts about language and language families in the world and where they are located, and illustrates the range of possibilities of languages in contact. A major portion of this important work is devoted to a series of case studies of bilingualism/multilingualism within nation states, arranged alphabetically, and representing specific situations in all corners of the world. Each chapter stands alone and can be read for the information it contains. The book provides a valuabe resource for theory testing and documents the range of educational policies for minority social groups, and emphasizes the legitimacy and importance of scholarly study of this complex social issue.

Handbook of Bilingualism

2009-02-16
Handbook of Bilingualism

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  • Author: Judith F. Kroll
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780198034612
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 610

How is language acquired when infants are exposed to multiple language input from birth and when adults are required to learn a second language after early childhood? How do adult bilinguals comprehend and produce words and sentences when their two languages are potentially always active and in competition with one another? What are the neural mechanisms that underlie proficient bilingualism? What are the general consequences of bilingualism for cognition and for language and thought? This handbook will be essential reading for cognitive psychologists, linguists, applied linguists, and educators who wish to better understand the cognitive basis of bilingualism and the logic of experimental and formal approaches to language science.