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This handbook introduces a theoretical framework for the situations of language maintenance and shift in which bilingual education is found. It also provides a series of case studies of bilingualism or multilingualism within nation-states.

Table of Contents

Preface Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: An Introduction by Christina Bratt Paulston Languages of the World by Sarah Grey Thomason The Language Situation in Arabic-Speaking Nations by Alaa Elgibali Bilingualism and Linguistic Separation in Belgian Schools by Elizabeth Sherman Swing Bilingualism in Bolivia by Xavier Albo The Celtic Languages in the British Isles by Nancy C. Dorian Language in Native Education in Canada by Barbara Burnaby The Canadian Second Language Immersion Program by Fred Genesee Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in the People's Republic of China by James H. -Y. Tai Patterns of Bilingualism in East Africa (Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania) by Carol Myers Scotton Linguistic Minorities and the Mother-Tongue Debate in England by Linguistic Minorities Project Societal Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: A Study of the Indian Situation by R.N. Srivastava Language Planning and Language Acquisition: The "Great Leap" in the Hebrew Revival by Moshe Nahir Creole English and Education in Jamaica by Dennis R. Craig Public Bilingual Education in Mexico by Nancy Modiano Aspects of Bilingualism in Morocco by Abdelali Bentahila Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in Nigeria by Adebisi Afolayan Bilingualism in Paraguay by Graziella Corvalan Bilingualism in Peru by Alberto Escobar Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in Singapore by S. Gopinathan Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in a Divided South African Society by Douglas Young Bilingual Education in Soviet Central Asia by M. Mobin Shorish Bilingual Education in Spain by Minguel Siguan Bilingualism and Education of Immigrant Children and Adults in Sweden by Kenneth Hyltenstam and Lenore Arnberg Language Contact and Bilingualism in Switzerland by Gottfried Kolde Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in the United States by Richard Ruiz Some Aspects of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in Zaire by Lofuluabo Mukeba Glossary Bibliographic Essay

About the Author

CHRISTINA BRATT PAULSTON is Professor of Linguistics and Chairperson of the Department of General Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh.

Reviews

?Paulston's unique work begins with current consensus, presenting key concepts clearly enough even for undergraduates, with brief glossary for the novice. Next is a chapter on linguistic genetics: relation and distribution of languages, emphasis on diversity. Last is a short essay and list of further general readings. In between, 25 contributors offer diverse case histories of bior, more commonly, multilingual situations from the Americas to Zaire, with Australia missing. The chapters stand alone, so whoever wants to learn about, say, Britain, but not Chile can select; each essay is documented for further specific reading. It will, however, be a pity if those just meeting the scientific study of language education and language planning do not read the entire handbook, for only thus can they truly comprehend Paulston's major points: that language "problems" do not cause, but are themselves the effect of other problems; and that monolingualism is, worldwide, exceptional.?-Choice

"Paulston's unique work begins with current consensus, presenting key concepts clearly enough even for undergraduates, with brief glossary for the novice. Next is a chapter on linguistic genetics: relation and distribution of languages, emphasis on diversity. Last is a short essay and list of further general readings. In between, 25 contributors offer diverse case histories of bior, more commonly, multilingual situations from the Americas to Zaire, with Australia missing. The chapters stand alone, so whoever wants to learn about, say, Britain, but not Chile can select; each essay is documented for further specific reading. It will, however, be a pity if those just meeting the scientific study of language education and language planning do not read the entire handbook, for only thus can they truly comprehend Paulston's major points: that language "problems" do not cause, but are themselves the effect of other problems; and that monolingualism is, worldwide, exceptional."-Choice