Bilingualism Through Schooling: Cross-Cultural Education for Minority and Majority Students

By Arnulfo G. Ramírez and Arnulfo G Ramírez

Bilingualism Through Schooling is a comprehensive survey of bilingual education. It shows how bilingual schooling can have a double impact by providing students with functional second-language competence, and also contributing to their deeper understanding of culture and history. Concerned with both ethnolinguistic minority children and majority, English-speaking pupils, the book approaches bilingualism from a variety of perspectives-linguistic, psychological, and socio-cultural. Among the many topics discussed are: goals and consequences of bilingualism, sociolinguistic contexts, language attitudes, and proficiency assessment. Ramirez explores the various types of programs and techniques used to facilitate second-language acquisition and also provides guidelines for the preparation and certification of bilingual instructors. Bibliographies are included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873958926
• ISBN13: 9780873958929
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher