Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

by Colin Baker, Wayne E. Wright

The seventh edition of this bestselling textbook has been extensively revised and updated to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in an everchanging world. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism and multilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition  

Thoroughly updated chapters with over 500 new citations of the latest research.Six chapters with new titles to better reflect their updated content.A new Chapter 16 on Deaf-Signing People, Bilingualism/Multilingualism, and Bilingual Education.The latest demographics and other statistical data.Recent developments in and limitations of brain imaging research.An expanded discussion of key topics including multilingual education, codeswitching, translanguaging, translingualism, biliteracy, multiliteracies, metalinguistic and morphological awareness, superdiversity, raciolinguistics, anti-racist education, critical post-structural sociolinguistics, language variation, motivation, age effects, power, and neoliberal ideologies.Recent US policy developments including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Seal of Biliteracy, Proposition 58, LOOK Act, Native American Languages Preservation Act, and state English proficiency standards and assessments consortia (WIDA, ELPA21).New global examples of research, policy, and practice beyond Europe and North America.Technology and language learning on the internet and via mobile apps, and multilingual language use on the internet and in social media.Students and Instructors will benefit from updated chapter features

New bolded key terms corresponding to a comprehensive glossaryRecommended readings and online resourcesDiscussion questions and study activities

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Linguistics, Teaching, Reference, Parenting, Language

550 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Taru Luojola · Rating 2 out of 5]

Syksyn viimeinen kurssikirja, jota opintosuoritusta varten ei olisi enää tarvinnut lukea loppuun, mutta enpä keskenkään viitsinyt jättää. Kuten nimestäkin voi päätellä, tässä keskitytään kaksi- ja monikielisyyteen nimenomaan koulunäkökulmasta ja tarkastellaan etenkin lapsia ja nuoria. Huomattavan suuri osa kirjasta käsittelee Yhdysvaltain koulujärjestelyjä ja sitä koskevaa lainsäädäntöä, ja muutenkin suurin osa kirjassa esitellystä aiemmasta tutkimuksesta keskittyy Pohjois-Amerikkaan ja Länsi-Eurooppaan. Mutta kyllä tässä käsitellään aihetta myös yleisemmin ja kansainvälisemmästäkin näkökulmasta, vaikkakin harmillisen vähän sivumäärään nähden.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my textbook for a summer class.
A good, thorough introduction to language, bilingualism, multilingualism, policies, education, etc. I found it slightly repetitive in some chapters, but Baker does that to show just how complex & interconnected the issues surrounded language education really are.

If you want to know what it is I do for a living, this will give you an good idea about all areas concerning language education and all its various implementations.

[Cait Webster · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Stephane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read (almost) all of it for school early this year, so I decided to add it.

I found it very throughout, I suppose it is the 6th edition for a reason! Overall a great introduction to bilingual education, offer an extensive reference list for anyone who would like to delve deeper into a specific concept. Supports the reader's interests, if one is engaged with the topic, of course.

As a textbook, I found it very functional, easy to apprehend and well structured. Includes a very useful summary of main ideas covered through every chapters.

At time a little dry, and repetitive.

As far as textbooks go, you could do a lot worse!

[Camila · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book desperately needed an editor. The information is not organized logically.

[Aleida Gilmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book, it really helps me to understand many concepts during my Master's Degree.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read most of it for a class. Lots of great information, but repetitive and very wordy.

[Heather]

Read the 7th edition

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm finally done with this big, fat book on bilingual education and I must say it is incredibly thorough! I read all 19 chapters and have learned a LOT of theory and much about the realities of bilingual education in the United States and some other countries. The book takes a sociocultural view on language and begins by describing what bilingualism IS, how it is developed, how education systems can promote or discourage bilingualism, and also stays conscious of all of the political aspects of language, especially here in the United States.

I really enjoyed reading this book because I felt like it was all very well connected and there was a lot there but it was not necessarily overwhelming. The language isn't too technical and it's pretty easy on the eyes. The summaries at the end of each chapter are also great. I'd recommend this to anyone who's interested in learning a lot about bilingual education. Yes, parts are kind of redundant but it's an excellent, insightful read for all types of educators.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. You learn how bilingual education began in the states, what it has become throughout the years and what it can become. There are many policies having to due with Bilingual education, yet not many schools are following the laws. Great informative book.

[Claire · Rating 1 out of 5]

UGH, boring. Lots of contextless information artlessly thrown out at the reader.

[Ginni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent textbook on bilingualism. Read it for a class and learned a lot. I know I will use it in future classes and in teaching.