Global Perspectives on Multilingualism - Unity in Diversity (Paperback)

In this timely volume, international scholars examine how multilingual schooling is handled in schools across the world with a series of case studies from South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, Colombia, Slovakia, New Zealand, and Taiwan. Presenting new contributions arising from the varied contexts of multilingualism today, this collection urges educators to employ broader definitions of multilingualism; to treat the intricate messiness of language modes and language community goals as factors that mediate instructional and organizational designs, practices, and policies; to question the hopes or disappointments of democracy as we now know it; and, to consider the connections or disconnections of teaching with the cultures represented in the classroom. Demonstrating the commonalities among exemplars of practice, this book will help U.S. educators construct more effective policies and programs for multilingual instruction in K-12 schools.

General

Imprint:	Teachers College Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Editors:	Maria E. Torres-Guzman • Joel Gomez
Dimensions:	229 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-8077-4972-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > Modern languages (other than English) > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-8077-4972-9
Barcode:	9780807749722

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