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Direct linkBaker, Colin; Wright, Wayne E. – Multilingual Matters, 2017
The sixth edition of this bestselling textbook has been substantially revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in the 21st century. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Textbooks, Evaluation Methods
Baker, Colin; Andrews, Hunydd; Gruffydd, Ifor; Lewis, Gwyn – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2011
This article discusses the importance of adult language learning when a minority language is threatened. Language acquisition planning attempts to reproduce the language across generations. The research context is Wales with its strong history of adults learning Welsh. The history of the Welsh language shows a decline in the last century, but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Welsh, Language Acquisition, Language Planning
Baker, Colin – Multilingual Matters, 2011
The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual, group and national levels. These include: (1) defining who is bilingual and multilingual; (2) testing language abilities…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Language Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Bilingual Education
Peer reviewedBaker, Colin – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 2003
Reviews the multidimensional research on bilingual education, covering contexts where bilingual children are in transitional classrooms as well as schools where curriculum content is experienced in two (or more) languages. Suggests that for bilingual education to play its part in language reversal, it needs to show its relative effectiveness, both…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Maintenance, Language Planning
Baker, Colin – 1992
This book examines language attitudes, focusing on individual attitudes toward majority and minority languages and bilingualism. Special emphasis is placed on research conducted on language attitudes in Wales toward the Welsh and English languages. Six chapters address the following: (1) the nature, definition, and measurement of language…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Bilingualism, English
Baker, Colin – 2001
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, bilingualism is discussed at individual, group, and national levels. The 20 chapters cover essential issues and controversies about language minorities and bilingual education. These include the following: defining who is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Classroom Environment
