Bilingual education in South America /

Ten academics from South America and the U.S. contribute nine chapters examining bilingual education and bilingualism in three Andean countries--Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia--and three "Southern Cone" nations--Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The authors discuss the debates on bilingual edu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Mejía, Anne-Marie de, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, ©2005.
Series:Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 50.
Subjects:
Education, Bilingual > South America > Cross-cultural studies.
Bilingualism > South America > Cross-cultural studies.
Teaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needs.
EDUCATION > Multicultural Education.
Bilingualism
Education, Bilingual
South America
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Language Policy and Local Planning in South America: New Directions for Enrichment Bilingual Education in the Andes; Rethinking Bilingual Education in Peru: Intercultural Politics, State Policy and Indigenous Rights; Bilingual Deaf Education in the South of Brazil; Bilingual Education in Colombia: Towards an Integrated Perspective; The Evolution of Bilingual Schools in Argentina; English Immersion in Paraguay: Individual and Sociocultural Dimensions of Language Learning and Use; A Look at Early Childhood Writing in English and Spanish in a Bilingual School in Ecuador.

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