The difference between languages that children learn in the home (their mother tongues) and the languages valued by society and established as the medium of instruction in schools is an almost universal problem in educational systems. Proposals for mother tongue education, for bilingual programmes of various kinds, or for more effective teaching of literary or standard languages all depend on an understanding of the underlying problem of language education in multilingual settings. The writers of Language and Education in Multilingual Settings do not have a single view of the issues, for they are international in background and experience, and interdisciplinary in training and approach; moreover, as will be clear, they differ in political and philosophical beliefs, in scholarly rhetoric, in research paradigms and in personal circumstances. In this book, researchers from India, Yugoslavia, the USSR, the USA, New Zealand, Zambia, Denmark, Australia, and Israel discuss practice and theory in various parts of the world.

About the Author
Bernard Spolsky was born and educated in New Zealand and has taught in New Zealand, Australia, England, Canada and Israel. His main publications are in the fields of educational linguistics and language policy. He retired from Bar-Ilan University as Professor emeritus in 2000 and has published half a dozen books since then.


Book Information
ISBN 9780905028583
Author Bernard Spolsky
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Multilingual Matters
Publisher Channel View Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 286g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 12mm