Language, power, and pedagogy : bilingual children in the crossfire /: bilingual children in the crossfire. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jim Cummins.
• Other Names: Cummins, Jim, 1949-
• Contents: Theory as dialogue -- Language interactions in the classroom: from Coercive to Collaborative relations of power -- The nature of language proficiency -- Language proficiency in academic contexts -- Critiques of the conversational/academic language proficiency distinction -- Assessing second language proficiency among adults: do we know what we are measuring? -- Dilemmas of inclusion: integrating English Language Learners in standards-based reform -- From bilingual education to transformative pedagogy -- The threshold and interdependence hypothesis revisited -- Research, theory and policy in bilingual education: evaluating the credibility of empirical data -- Challenging the discourse of disempowerment through collaborative dialogue -- Transformative pedagogy: who needs it?
• Publisher Details: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.117/5; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Education, Bilingual -- Social aspects; Minorities -- Education -- Social aspects; Education, Bilingual; Minorities -- Education; Enseignement bilingue -- Aspect social; Minorités -- Éducation -- Aspect social; Education, Bilingual -- Social aspects; Minorities -- Education -- Social aspects; Taalonderwijs; Tweetaligheid; Zweisprachiger Unterricht; Unterricht; Zweisprachigkeit; Minorities -- Education; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics; Educational strategies & policy; Bilingualism & multilingualism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847698445; 1847698441
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.