Power, prestige, and bilingualism : international perspectives on elite bilingual education /

"This text describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as "elite" or "prestigious" bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mejía, Anne-Marie de, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo, N.Y. : Multilingual Matters, ©2002.
Colección:Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 35.
Temas:
Education, Bilingual > Cross-cultural studies.
Upper class > Education > Cross-cultural studies.
Elite (Social sciences) > Cross-cultural studies.
Enseignement bilingue > Études transculturelles.
Classes supérieures > Éducation > Études transculturelles.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Études transculturelles.
Educational strategies & policy.
EDUCATION > Bilingual Education.
Education, Bilingual
Elite (Social sciences)
Upper class > Education
Zweisprachigkeit
Erziehung
Internationale Schule
Tweetaligheid.
Elites.
Internationaal onderwijs.
Intercultureel onderwijs.
Humaniora > Pædagogik.
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part 1. General Perspectives and Issues
  • Chapter 1. Elite Bilingualism as a World-wide Phenomenon
  • Chapter 2. Definitions and Distinctions
  • Chapter 3. Elite Bilingualism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon
  • Chapter 4. Teaching and Learning in Elite Bilingual Classrooms
  • Chapter 5. Relationships and Participants in Elite Bilingual Educational Processes
  • Chapter 6. Research Traditions and Trends, Partnerships and Empowerment in Elite Bilingual Educational Contexts
  • Part 2. Overview of Elite Bilingual Provision in Specific Contexts of Implementation
  • Chapter 7. Africa: Multilingualism, Vernaculars, Intra- and International Languages
  • Chapter 8. South America: From Provision for Expatriates to Bilingual Education for Host Country Nationals
  • Chapter 9. Asia: 'Languages of the Head and Languages of the Heart'
  • Chapter 10. Europe: Prestige Languages and International Communication
  • Chapter 11. Oceania: Immersion in Languages Other than English
  • Chapter 12. The Discourse of Elite Bilingual Education: A Critical Analysis
  • Chapter 13. Common Problem Areas in the Practice of Bilingual Pedagogy in Elite Educational Contexts
  • Chapter 14. Conclusions and Future Perspectives on Practice and Research in Elite Bilingual Education
  • References
  • Index.

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