The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education [Hardcover]

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education presents the first comprehensive international reference work of the latest policies, practices, and theories related to the dynamic interdisciplinary field of bilingual and multilingual education.

• Represents the first comprehensive reference work that covers bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural educational policies and practices around the world
• Features contributions from 78 established and emerging international scholars
• Offers extensive coverage in sixteen chapters of language and education issues in specific and diverse regional/geographic contexts, including South Africa, Mexico, Latvia, Cambodia, Japan, and Texas
• Covers pedagogical issues such as language assessment as well as offering evolving perspectives on the needs of specific learner populations, such as ELLs, learners with language impairments, and bilingual education outside of the classroom

Acknowledgments xi

Notes on Contributors xiii

1 Introduction: Key Concepts and Issues in Bilingual and Multilingual Education 1
Wayne E. Wright, Sovicheth Boun, and Ofelia García

Section 1 Foundations for Bilingual and Multilingual Education 17

2 Egalitarian Bi/multilingualism and Trans?\semiotizing in a Global World 19
Angel Lin

3 Bilingualism and Creativity: An Educational Perspective 38
Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin

4 Language Acquisition in Bilingual Education 56
Guadalupe Valdés, Luis Poza, and Maneka Deanna Brooks

5 Literacy in Bilingual and Multilingual Education 75
Viv Edwards