An Introductory Reader to the Writings of Jim Cummins

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-1-85359-475-5
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 565 g

The contribution of Jim Cummins to bilingualism and bilingual education has been substantial and profound. This reader provides a comprehensive compilation of his most important and influential texts. The book also provides a detailed biographical introduction and a commentary on the growth of ideas over three decades.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Colin

Hornberger, Nancy H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Jim Cummins: A Biographical Introduction

Section One: The 1970s

A Theoretical Perspective on the Relationship between Bilingualism and Thought

The Influence of Bilingualism on Cognitive Growth: A Synthesis of Research Findings and Explanatory Hypotheses

Immersion Programs: The Irish Experience

Linguistic Interdependence and the Educational Development of Bilingual Children

Research Findings from French Immersion Programs Across Canada: A Parent’s Guide

Section Two: The 1980s

The Entry and Exit Fallacy in Bilingual Education

Tests, Achievement, and Bilingual Students

Learning Difficulties in ‘Immersion’ Programmes

Empowering Minority Students: A Framework for Intervention

Psychological Assessment of Minority Students: Out of Context, Out of Focus, Out of Control?

From the Inner City to the Global Village: The Microcomputer as a Catalyst for Collaborative Learning and Cultural Interchange

From Multicultural to Anti-racist Education: An Analysis of Programmes and Policies in Ontario

The Role and Use of Educational Theory in Formulating Language Policy

Section Three: The 1990s

Heritage Language Teaching in Canadian Schools

Empowerment through Biliteracy

Multicultural Education and Technology: Promise and Pitfalls

Babel Babble: Reframing the Discourse of Diversity

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education: A Mainstream Issue?

Alternative Paradigms in Bilingual Education Research: Does Theory Have a Place?

Curriculum Vitae

Über Autor(innen)

Hornberger, Nancy H.
Nancy H. Hornberger is Professor of Education and Chair of Educational Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. She is a three-time recipient of the Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, which has taken her to Paraguay, New Zealand and South Africa respectively, and she teaches, lectures and advises on multilingualism and education throughout the world. Her research interests include educational linguistics and sociolinguistics, educational ethnography and anthropology, bilingualism and biliteracy, multilingualism and language education policy, Indigenous education and language revitalization. She has authored or edited over two dozen books, including Sociolinguistics and Language Education (Multilingual Matters, 2010).

Baker, Colin
Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of over 140 research publications, a bestselling book for parents of bilingual children and an encyclopedia, all on the subject of bilingualism, as well as the seven previous editions of this textbook. He is the former co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters and was editor of the International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education for 15 years.

Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor of Education at Bangor University. He has three bilingual children and has given talks for over 20 years to parents and teachers on bilingualism. His many publications on bilingualism include Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, which has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Latvian, Greek and Mandarin and is now in its 5th edition (2011).

Nancy H. Hornberger is Professor of Education and Director of Educational Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Recent three-time Fulbright Senior Specialist, to Paraguay, New Zealand, and South Africa respectively, Hornberger teaches, lectures, and advises on multilingualism and education throughout the world and has authored or edited over two dozen books, including most recently Can Schools Save Indigenous Languages? Policy and Practice on Four Continents (Palgrave Macmillan 2008), and the ten-volume Encyclopedia of Language and Education (Springer 2008).