Global perspectives on multilingualism
Subtitle: unity in diversity
By: edited by Maria E. Torres-Guzmán, Joel Gómez.
Contributors: Torres-Guzmán, Maria E.; Gómez, Joel R.
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780807749722
Subjects: Education, Bilingual -- Cross-cultural studies; Multilingualism -- Cross-cultural studies; Multicultural education -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : multilingualism for understanding / Maria E. Torres-Guzman and Joel Gomez; title: Enabling biliteracy among young children in southern Africa : realities, visions and strategies / Carole Bloch; title: Multilingualism in South African schools : where to now? / Rosemary Wildsmith-Cromarty; title: African cityscapes and schools : imagining multilingual education / Tope Omoniyi; title: Towards bilingualism in multiethnic Slovakia : the formal education of ethnic Hungarians / Ildiko Vanco; title: Multilingual primary schools in Germany : models and research / Ursula Neumann and Hans-Joachim Roth; title: Multilingual education in Germany : discourses, practices and experiences in two-way immersion / Gabriele Budach; title: Multilingualism in action : language education policy in the rapidly changing society of Taiwan / Chen-ching Li; title: Effective transformation or illusion? : teacher empowerment through the construction of bilingual education programs in Colombia / Anne-Marie de Mejia, Harvey Tejada, and Sol Colmenares; title: Multiculturalism and language education in New Zealand : past, present and future / Roger Barnard; title: Afterword: Iatiku's unity in linguistic diversity / Maria E. Torres-Guzman and Joel Gomez.