Rethinking the education of multilingual learners : a critical analysis of theoretical concepts /: a critical analysis of theoretical concepts. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jim Cummins.
• Authors: Cummins, Jim, 1949-
• Contents: Acknowledgements Lily Wong Fillmore: Foreword Series Editor’s Preface Tove Skutnabb-Kangas: Preface Part 1: Evolution of a Theoretical Framework: A Personal Account Chapter 1. Core Ideas and Background Influences Chapter 2. Resolving Contradictions: Cognitive Consequences of Bilingualism Chapter 3. Linguistic Interdependence: Accounting for Patterns of Bilingual Academic Development Chapter 4. Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement Chapter 5. Power Relations in School: Constructing or Constricting Identities? Chapter 6. Reversing Underachievement: An Integrated Framework Part 2: Critical Analysis of Competing Theoretical Claims Chapter 7. How Do We Assess the Legitimacy of Theoretical Constructs and Claims? Chapter 8. Is ‘Academic Language’ a Legitimate Theoretical Construct? Chapter 9. Are ‘Linguistic Interdependence’ and the ‘Common Underlying Proficiency’ Legitimate Theoretical Constructs? Chapter 10. Unitary Translanguaging Theory and Crosslinguistic Translanguaging Theory: A Comparative Analysis Part 3: Instructional Practice in Dialogue with Theoretical Concepts Chapter 11. Teachers as Knowledge Generators: Learning from Inspirational Pedagogy About the Author; References; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.1175; Multilingual education; Language and education; Linguistic minorities -- Education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800413603; 9781800413597
• Related ISBNs: 9781800413580; 9781800413573
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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