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Bilingualism in Schools and Society: Language, Identity, and Policy
Facts and Myths about Bilingualism
MYTH #1: A BILINGUAL IS FULLY PROFICIENT IN TWO LANGUAGES
MYTH #2: IMMIGRANTS ARE RELUCTANT TO LEARN ENGLISH
MYTH #3: CHILDREN NEED EARLY EXPOSURE TO A SECOND LANGUAGE IF THEY ARE TO LEARN IT SUCCESSFULLY
MYTH #4: IMMIGRANT PARENTS SHOULD SPEAK THE SOCIETAL LANGUAGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN SCHOOL
MYTH #5: HIGH DROPOUT RATES OF HISPANIC STUDENTS IN THE U.S. DEMONSTRATE THE FAILURE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION
SUMMARY
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Bilingualism in a Globalized World
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION
GLOBAL SPREAD OF ENGLISH
GLOBAL FLOW #1: TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION- PEOPLE IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE
Educational Migration
GLOBAL FLOW #2: POPULAR MUSIC- CULTURAL HYBRIDIZATION
GLOBAL FLOW #3: ADVERTISING-SELLING GOODS AND SERVICES IN MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE
GLOBAL FLOW #4: THE INTERNET— THE GREAT FLATTENING FORCE
CONCLUSION
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
The Politics of Bilingualism
WHAT IS A LANGUAGE? WHAT IS A DIALECT?
LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD
DIGLOSSIA
WHAT GIVES RISE TO BILINGUAL SOCIETIES?
LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE AND SHIFT
INCIDENCE OF BI-/MULTILINGUALISM IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Officially Bi-/Multilingual Countries with Few Actual Bilinguals
Officially Monolingual Countries with Many Actual Bilinguals
HOW LANGUAGE POLICY AFFECTS SOCIETAL BILINGUALISM: THREE CASES
Latvia
Morocco
Singapore
SUMMARY
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ONLINE AND VIDEO RESOURCES
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Heritage Language Education
WHAT IS A HERITAGE LANGUAGE?
HERITAGE LANGUAGE EDUCATION AT THE K-12 LEVEL
Foreign/Heritage Language Education in Public K-12 Schools
Heritage Language Education in Community-Based Programs
FOREIGN/HERITAGE LANGUAGE LEARNING AT POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS
PROMOTING HERITAGE LANGUAGES: WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Bilingualism and Identity
LANGUAGE ATTITUDE AND ETHNIC IDENTITY
ETHNIC IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT: A MODEL
THE ROLE OF HERITAGE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
ESSENTIALIST VS. CONSTRUCTIVIST VIEWS ON LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY: AN EXAMPLE
UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING
EDUCATION FOR EMPOWERMENT
SUMMARY
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Social and Conversational Aspects of Code-Switching
REVISITING DIGLOSSIA
CONVERSATIONAL CODE-SWITCHING
Myers-Scotton’s “Markedness Model”
Auer’s Conversation Analytic Framework
USING CODE-SWITCHING TO WIELD POWER
CODE-SWITCHING ON THE INTERNET
CODE-SWITCHING IN POPULAR MUSIC
CODE-SWITCHING IN THE CLASSROOM
SUMMARY
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Educating English Learners
THE GROWING ENGLISH LEARNER POPULATION
LANGUAGE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
The Permissive Period: 1700s-1880s
The Restrictive Period: 1880s-1960s
The Opportunist Period: 1960s-1980s
The Dismissive Period: 1980s-Present
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LEARNERS
HOW SHOULD ACADEMIC LANGUAGE BE TAUGHT?
CONCLUSIONS
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Educational Models that Promote Additive Bilingualism
CANADIAN FRENCH IMMERSION
EUROPEAN SCHOOLS
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IMMERSION
DEVELOPMENTAL (LATE-EXIT) BILINGUAL EDUCATION
TWO-WAY (DUAL) IMMERSION
SUMMARY
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Multilingual Families
SIMULTANEOUS BILINGUAL ACQUISITION
SUCCESSIVE BILINGUAL ACQUISITION
CASE STUDIES OF THREE BILINGUAL FAMILIES
The Fantini Family (Fantini, 1985)
The Caldas Family (Caldas, 2006)
The Matthews Family (Yip & Matthews, 2007)
BIRTH ORDER DIFFERENCES IN BILINGUAL DEVELOPMENT
RESISTING LANGUAGE SHIFT
SUMMARY
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STUDY QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
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