TY - BOOK AU - Baker,Colin AU - Wright,Wayne E. TI - Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism SN - 9781783097210 (hbk : alk. paper) AV - LC 3715 B167f 2017 U1 - 370.117 PY - 2017/// CY - Bristol, Buffalo PB - Multilingual Matters KW - Education, Bilingual KW - Educación Bilingüe KW - Great Britain KW - Gran Bretaña KW - Bilingualism N1 - Previous edition: 2011; Includes bibliographical references and index; Bilingualism: Definitions and Distinctions -- The Measurement of Bilingualism -- Endangered Languages: Planning and Revitalization -- Languages in Society -- The Early Development of Bilingualism -- The Later Development of Bilingualism -- Bilingualism, Cognition, and the Brain -- Theories of Bilingualism And The Curriculum -- Historical Introduction To Bilingual Education: The United States -- Types of Bilingual Education -- Education for Bilingualism And Biliteracy -- The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education -- Effective Schools and Classrooms for Bilingual Students -- Literacy, Biliteracy and Multiliteracies for Bilinguals -- Support and Assessment of Special Needs and Exceptional Bilingual Students -- Deaf People, Bilingualism and Bilingual Education -- Bilingualism and Bilingual Education as a Problem, Right and Resource -- Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Ideology, Identity and Empowerment -- Bilingualism in the Modern World N2 - The sixth edition of this bestselling textbook has been substantially revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in the 21st century. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and societal levels ER -