Language Rich

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Edition:

1st Edition

Author:

Stuart Shaw, Helen Imam, Sarah Hughes

Published:

October 2015

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ISBN:

9781316603451

A collaborative series with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education highlighting leading-edge research across Teacher Education, International Education Reform and Language Education.

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Overview

Language Rich: Insights from Multilingual Schools focuses on learning and assessment through a second language, as well as pedagogic approaches which support the first language.The international quest for an English-medium education can cause anxieties about achievement through English, the second language for many students, as well as about the maintenance of first languages. Language Rich is a ground-breaking book that can help schools internationally to turn the demand for English into an opportunity for bilingualism.Cambridge International Examinations shares its programme of research to reveal the hidden richness of bilingualism in schools and emerging practices of bilingual education. The research has led to practical initiatives, including a bilingual survey tool which is shared in the book for schools to consider as a means of self-analysis.

Features

Positive and practical insights: Helps international schools to turn the demand for English into an opportunity for bilingualism
Academic and practical usage: Both a ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up approach’ to research
Collaborative: Schools around the globe reveal their multilingual practices and opinions

Chapter 1 Perspective on bilingualism and bilingual education
Chapter 2 Bilingualism and bilingual education: A review of the literature
Chapter 3 Key issues in bilingualism and bilingual education relevant to this research
Chapter 4 Findings from the language use and bilingual education surveys
Chapter 5 Outcomes: Confirmed expectations and new insights
Chapter 6 Using Cambridge language awareness research to inform practice
Chapter 7 Initiatives to support bilingual learners