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 at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition include:
- Hundreds of new citations from the latest research.
- Expanded discussion of key topics including codeswitching, translanguaging, multilingualism, multilingual education, superdiversity, critical post-structural sociolinguistics, language attitudes, motivation, language and power, raciolinguistics, language proficiency standards, and biliteracy.
- Greater focus on technology and language learning and use online, via mobile apps, and in social media.
- Chapters respond to the very latest demographics data.
- Coverage of recent policy changes and political debates (Census, ESSA, Proposition 58, LOOK Act, Seal of Biliteracy, Native Americans Preservation Act).
- ISBN10 1788929888
- ISBN13 9781788929882
- Publish Date 31 March 2021 (first published 1 May 1996)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Channel View Publications Ltd
- Imprint Multilingual Matters
- Edition 7th edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 528
- Language English