{"product_id":"bilingual-education-in-the-21s-paperback","title":"Bilingual Education in the 21s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOfelia García\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilingual Education in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and assessments. This thought-provoking work is an ideal textbook for future teachers as well as providing a fresh view of the subject for school administrators and policy makers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of bilingual education theories and practices throughout the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtends traditional conceptions of bilingualism and bilingual education to include global and local concerns in the 21st century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuestions assumptions regarding language, bilingualism and bilingual education, and proposes a new theoretical framework and alternative views of teaching and assessment practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews international bilingual education policies, with separate chapters dedicated to US and EU language policy in education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives reasons why bilingual education is good for all children throughout the world, and presents cases of how this is being carried out\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilingual education has long been a controversial topic for communities, policy makers, and teachers. Misconceptions about what bilingualism itself is, and what bilingual education should do, have laid the groundwork for a wide range of policies that don't always have a coherent vision for their students. In this wide-ranging and provocative book, García examines the history and current state of bilingual education programs throughout the world, offers a critical reading of the current conversations around them, and invites readers to imagine a new paradigm for the 21st century: one based on the idea of multilingual fluidity as a social and cultural imperative in a globalized world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarcía examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and assessments. Questioning assumptions regarding language, bilingualism and bilingual education, this book proposes a new theoretical framework and alternative views of teaching and assessment practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfelia García\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Urban Education at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She has been Professor of Bilingual Education at Columbia University's Teachers College, and at The City College of New York; and has been Dean of the School of Education in the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. Among her publications are \u003ci\u003eImagining Multilingual Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (with T. Skutnabb-Kangas and M. Torres-Guzmán), \u003ci\u003eA Reader in Bilingual Education\u003c\/i\u003e (with C. Baker), \u003ci\u003eLanguage Loyalty, Continuity and Change: Joshua Fishman's Contributions to International Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Rakhmiel Peltz and Harold Schiffman), and \u003ci\u003eThe Multilingual Apple: Languages in New York City\u003c\/i\u003e (with J.A. Fishman). She is a Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa, and has been a Fulbright Scholar, and a Spencer Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731717230655,"sku":"9781405119948","price":129.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/09fb005ad3a7a8757f1b76e23bb38eaf.webp?v=1765129863","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bilingual-education-in-the-21s-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}