Bilingualism:

• introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives
• uses tasks and examples to equip the reader with the necessary skills and insights to assess and interpret research drawn from bilingual populations
• incorporates case studies drawn from a range of countries such as the United States, South Africa, the Netherlands, Morocco, and the People's Republic of China
• gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: Fred Genesee, Richard Bourhis, Elizabeth Peal, Wallace Lambert, Merrill Swain, Jim Cummins, and Ellen Bialystok.

Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, Bilingualism is an essential textbook for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.

The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415343879.

About the Author
Ng Bee Chin, Gillian Wigglesworth

Reviews

'Ng and Wigglesworth offer a timely, lucid and painstakingly researched discussion of findings, pseudo-findings, insight, breakthrough and prejudice in past and current academic literature on bilingualism. Written in a crisp, engaging style, and complete with activities, study scenarios and plenty of food for thought, this book will deservedly become an obligatory reference for parents, teachers, students, school authorities and language curriculum planners faced with issues of multilingual language uses.' -Madalena Cruz-Ferreira, National University of Singapore

'Overall, in my opinion, this is the most accessible and useful introductory book
on bilingualism since Francois Grosjean's (1982) classic. It is sure to
stimulate the most apathetic undergraduate and fire up the imagination of the
most exhausted graduate student.' - Alicia Pousada, Linguist

'In conclusion, this book is an excellent resource for both stimulating research and teaching on bilingualism and second language acquisition. It has both strong research and pedagogical merits and its adaptable format allows it to be used in courses of various levels, though it will be most suitable for postgraduate courses where students have to be oriented towards research. I also see the book as being a valuable companion to applied linguists, speech pathologists and language teachers who are working and researching in bi-/multilingual contexts.' - Dr Vicenza Tudini, International Journal of Bilingualism

'In all, this work is an important publication. Bilingual students and researchers
would benefi t from this book, especially those interested in more pedagogical and
sociolinguistic issues. In comparison to the handful of recently published books in
bilingualism (e.g., Altarriba & Heredia, 2008 ; Li, 2009 ; Li & Moyer, 2008 ; Myers-Scotton, 2006 ), this work is defi nitely one of the top fi ve. In short, this book is highly recommended, particularly for cognitive psychologists and psycholinguists who are not very well acquainted with the area of bilingualism as seen and studied by L2 researchers, educators, and applied linguists. Finally, any class in bilingualism or the psychology of bilingualism must include this book. It is a well-written book from which advanced undergraduate and graduate students would greatly benefit.' - Roberto Heredia, Studies in Second Language Acquistion

"...this is the most accessible and useful introductory book on bilingualism since FranAois Grosjean's (1982) classic. It is sure to stimulate the most apathetic undergraduate and fire up the imagination of the most exhausted graduate student. I plan on using it myself the next time I offer my Master's level course on Bilingualism" -- Alicia Pousada, Linguist List, June 2008

Book Information
ISBN 9780415343879
Author Ng Bee Chin
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 710g