TheBilingual Advantage : : Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market /

TheBilingual Advantage : : Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market / / ed. by Rebecca M. Callahan, Patricia C. Gándara.

The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Collectively, the authors draw on...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Agirdag, Orhan,
Alarcón, Amado,
Aldana, Ursula,
Arias, M. Beatriz,
Callahan, Rebecca M.,
Di Paolo, Antonio,
Ee, Jongyeon,
Fee, Molly,
Gándara, Patricia C.,
Gándara, Patricia,
Heyman, Josiah,
Macías, Reynaldo F.,
Mayer, Anysia,
Moore, Sarah Catherine K.,
Morales, María Cristina,
Porras, Diana A.,
Robinson-Cimpian, Joseph P.,
Rumbaut, Rubén G.,
Santibañez, Lucrecia,
Wiley, Terrence G.,
Zárate, Maria Estela,
HerausgeberIn:
Callahan, Rebecca M.,
Gándara, Patricia C.,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Section 1: Bilingualism in the US Labor Market
  • 1. Contextualizing Bilingualism in the Labor Market: New Destinations, Established Enclaves and the Information Age
  • 2. Benefits of Bilingualism: In the Eye of the Beholder?
  • 3. Exploring Bilingualism, Literacy, Employability and Income Levels among Latinos in the United States
  • Section 2: Are There Really Economic Benefits to Bilingualism in the US Labor Market?
  • 4. Labor Market Differences Between Bilingual and Monolingual Hispanics
  • 5. The Occupational Location of Spanish-English Bilinguals in the New Information Economy: The Health and Criminal Justice Sectors in the US Borderlands with Mexico
  • 6. Returns to Spanish-English Bilingualism in the New Information Economy: The Health and Criminal Justice Sectors in the Texas Border and Dallas-Tarrant Counties
  • 7. The Literal Cost of Language Assimilation for the Children of Immigration: The Effects of Bilingualism on Labor Market Outcomes
  • 8. English Plus: Exploring the Socioeconomic Benefits of Bilingualism in Southern California
  • Section 3: Employment, Educational Attainment and Bilingualism
  • 9. Bilinguals in the US and College Enrollment
  • 10. Employer Preferences: Do Bilingual Applicants and Employees Experience an Advantage?
  • Section 4: Policy Options: Fostering Bilingualism in the Market Place
  • 11. The International Baccalaureate: A College Preparat ory Pathway for Heritage Language Speakers and Immigrant Youth
  • 12. Looking Toward the Future: Opportunities in a Shifting Linguistic Landscape
  • Index

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