Policy and Practice in Bilingual Education: A Reader Extending the Foundations
- ISBN-10
- 1853592668
- ISBN-13
- 9781853592669
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01-01
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Authors
- Ofelia García, Colin Baker
Description
A collection of pivotal papers from 1986-1993 on bilingualism and bilingual education, grouped in sections on policy and legislation, implementation of bilingual policy in schools, bilingualism in instruction, and using the bilingualism of the school community. Articles conclude with suggested student activities and discussion questions, encouraging students to take on an advocacy-oriented role. The reader can be used alone or with the publisher's Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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