Date: 10-Oct-2007 From: Francesca Filippelli <francesca.filippellitaylorandfrancis.com> Subject: Bilingualism: Chin, Wigglesworth E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Bilingualism
Subtitle: An Advanced Resource Book
Series Title: Routledge Applied Linguistics
Published: 2007
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Author: Ng Bee Chin
Author: Gillian Wigglesworth
Hardback: ISBN: 0415343860 9780415343862 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 120.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0415343879 9780415343879 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 33.95
Abstract:
Bilingualism:
-Introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives
-Uses tasks and examples to equip the reader with the necessary skills and insights to assess and interpret research drawn from bilingual populations
-Incorporates case studies drawn from a range of countries such as the United States, South Africa, the Netherlands, Morocco and the People's Republic of China
-Gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: Fred Genesee, Richard Bourhis, Elizabeth Peal, Wallace Lambert, Merrill Swain, Jim Cummins, and Ellen Bialystok.
Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, Bilingualism is an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.
Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics