Power, prestige and bilingualism : international perspectives on elite bilingual education

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    • Mejía, Anne-Marie de

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Power, prestige and bilingualism : international perspectives on elite bilingual education

Anne-Marie de Mejía

(Bilingual education and bilingualism / series editors, Colin Baker and Nancy Hornberger, 35)

Multilingual Matters, c2002

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  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-318) and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781853595905

Description

This book describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as 'elite' or 'prestigious' bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The development of different types of elite bilingual or multilingual educational provision is discussed and an argument is made for the need to study bilingual education in majority as well as in minority contexts.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements Part 1 General Perspectives and Issues 1 Elite Bilingualism as a World-wide Phenomenon 2 Definitions and Distinctions 3 Elite Bilingualism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon 4 Teaching and Learning in Elite Bilingual Classrooms 5 Relationships and Participants in Elite Bilingual Educational Processes 6 Research Traditions and Trends, Partnerships and Empowerment in Elite Bilingual Educational Contexts Part 2 Overview of Elite Bilingual Provision in Specific Contexts of Implementation 7 Africa: Multilingualism, Vernaculars, Intra- and International Languages 8 South America: From Provision for Expatriates to Bilingual Education for Host Country Nationals 9 Asia: 'Languages of the Head and Languages of the Heart' 10 Europe: Prestige Languages and International Communication 11 Oceania: Immersion in Languages Other than English 12 The Discourse of Elite Bilingual Education: A Critical Analysis 13 Common Problem Areas in the Practice of Bilingual Pedagogy in Elite Educational Contexts 14 Conclusions and Future Perspectives on Practice and Research in Elite Bilingual Education References Index
Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781853595912

Description

This book describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as ‘elite’ or ‘prestigious’ bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The development of different types of elite bilingual or multilingual educational provision is discussed and an argument is made for the need to study bilingual education in majority as well as in minority contexts.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements Part 1 General Perspectives and Issues 1 Elite Bilingualism as a World-wide Phenomenon 2 Definitions and Distinctions 3 Elite Bilingualism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon 4 Teaching and Learning in Elite Bilingual Classrooms 5 Relationships and Participants in Elite Bilingual Educational Processes 6 Research Traditions and Trends, Partnerships and Empowerment in Elite Bilingual Educational Contexts Part 2 Overview of Elite Bilingual Provision in Specific Contexts of Implementation 7 Africa: Multilingualism, Vernaculars, Intra- and International Languages 8 South America: From Provision for Expatriates to Bilingual Education for Host Country Nationals 9 Asia: ‘Languages of the Head and Languages of the Heart’ 10 Europe: Prestige Languages and International Communication 11 Oceania: Immersion in Languages Other than English 12 The Discourse of Elite Bilingual Education: A Critical Analysis 13 Common Problem Areas in the Practice of Bilingual Pedagogy in Elite Educational Contexts 14 Conclusions and Future Perspectives on Practice and Research in Elite Bilingual Education References Index

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