Global perspectives on multilingualism : unity in diversity /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Torres-Guzmán, Maria E., Gómez, Joel R.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Teachers College Press, [2009]
Subjects:	Education, Bilingual > Cross-cultural studies. Multilingualism > Cross-cultural studies. Multicultural education > Cross-cultural studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : multilingualism for understanding / María E. Torres-Guzmán and Joel Gómez
Enabling biliteracy among young children in southern Africa : realities, visions and strategies / Carole Bloch
Multilingualism in South African schools : where to now? / Rosemary Wildsmith-Cromarty
African cityscapes and schools : imagining multilingual education / Tope Omoniyi
Towards bilingualism in multiethnic Slovakia : the formal education of ethnic Hungarians / Ildikó Vančo
Multilingual primary schools in Germany : models and research / Ursula Neumann and Hans-Joachim Roth
Multilingual education in Germany : discourses, practices, and experiences in two-way immersion / Gabriele Budach
Multilingualism in action : language education policy in the rapidly changing society of Taiwan / Chen-ching Li
Effective transformation or illusion? : teacher empowerment through the construction of bilingual education programs in Colombia / Anne-Marie de Mejía, Harvey Tejada, and Sol Colmenares
Multiculturalism and language education in New Zealand : past, present, and future / Roger Barnard
Afterword: Multilingualism for understanding : iZemia's unity in linguistic diversity / María E. Torres-Guzmán and Joel Gómez.