Key issues in bilingualism and bilingual education pdf

Advanced Search. Privacy Copyright. Skip to main content Journal of Multilingual Education Research. Volume 6 Bilingual Special Education: Exploring Pedagogical, Research, and Policy Implications Implementing effective practices to address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners with disabilities in Pre K schools is a challenge for many educators and school systems.

Want to Read. Download for print-disabled. Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. Last edited by ImportBot. December 24, History. An edition of Key issues in bilingualism and bilingual education This edition was published in by Multilingual Matters in Clevedon, England ,. Written in English — pages. Key issues in bilingualism and bilingual education , Multilingual Matters. Libraries near you: WorldCat.

Edition Notes Bibliography: p. Includes indexes. Part 3 Bilingual education in Britain and Ireland: types of bilingual education bilingual education in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales conclusions on Celtic and English bilingual education.

Part 5 Attitudes and bilingualism: attitude theory, measurement attitude to Welsh - decline with age attitude to Gaelic and Irish - public support and personal scepticism attitude change. Part 6 Bilingualism and motivation: the measurement of motivation overview of bilingualism and motivation integrative and instrumental motivation research in Wales on bilingualism and motivation.

Part 7 Theory into practice: the balance theory think tank model the thresholds theory the evolution of a theory concerning the language proficiency of bilinguals. Paulston's bilingual education theories Spolsky's bilingual education evaluation model the input-output-context-process bilingual education model Cummins' theoretical framework for minority student intervention and empowerment.

The first issue is whether speaking two languages affects thinking skills. This is examined in terms of the relationship between bilingualism and intelligence, and also in terms of a wide variety of international research on bilingualism and cognitive development.

A critical examination of the research on this first issue highlights the many weaknesses and limitations of such research. However, with expressed reservations, the evidence indicates that bilingualism has positive consequences for thinking skills and cognitive development. The second issue examined is whether children suffer or benefit from education which uses two languages. Traditions, recent developments and research on bilingual education from the USA, Canada, Wales, Ireland, England and Scotland are portrayed and discussed.

The conditions of success for bilingual education, the relative merits of different types of bilingual schooling and a critical evaluation of the North American, British and Irish research are each considered. The third issue of the book concerns the role of attitude and motivation in bilingualism. An individual's attitudes and motivation to becoming and remaining bilingual, or to allowing bilingualism to decline, is shown to be crucial.

Discussion of this third issue suggests key psychological factors in the status and destiny of languages. The book concludes by integrating the three issues. A wide variety of theories of bilingual development at a personal, social and education level are explored.