Description
This revised edition of Bilingualism in Schools and Society offers an accessible introduction to the sociolinguistic, educational, and political aspects of bilingualism. It covers topics such as code-switching in popular culture, the personal experience of multilingualism in a globalized world, and practical advice for raising bilingual children.
Key updates and additions include:
- Holistic understandings of bilingual performance (translanguaging, flexible bilingualism, code-meshing)
- Blending standard and vernacular languages/dialects
- Recent developments in English Learner education policies and assessments (CCSS, PARCC, SBAC, WIDA, ELPA21, ESSA)
- Community-based heritage language programs and super-diversity
- Updated statistics on bilingual populations and global languages
Each chapter features further readings, digital resources, study questions, student activities, and vignettes. Based on empirical work with bilingual individuals worldwide, this book is ideal for courses on bilingualism in language education programs.