Rethinking the Education of Multilingual Learners : : A Critical Analysis of Theoretical Concepts / / Jim Cummins.
Over the past 40 years, Jim Cummins has originated theories which have had a profound effect on the education of multilingual learners across the world. In this book he traces the development of these theories, and addresses the critiques they have received and their subsequent impact on his thinkin...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2021 Part 2 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Series Editor’s Preface -- Preface -- Part 1: Evolution of a Theoretical Framework: A Personal Account -- Introduction -- 1 Core Ideas and Background Infl uences -- 2 Resolving Contradictions: Cognitive Consequences of Bilingualism -- 3 Linguistic Interdependence: Accounting for Patterns of Bilingual Academic Development -- 4 Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement -- 5 Power Relations in School: Constructing or Constricting Identities -- 6 Reversing Underachievement: An Integrated Framework -- Part 2: Critical Analysis of Competing Theoretical Claims -- 7 How Do We Assess the Legitimacy of Theoretical Constructs and Claims -- 8 Is ‘Academic Language’ a Legitimate Theoretical Construct -- 9 Are ‘Linguistic Interdependence’ and the ‘Common Underlying Proficiency’ Legitimate Theoretical Constructs -- 10 Unitary Translanguaging Theory and Crosslinguistic Translanguaging Theory: A Comparative Analysis -- Part 3: Instructional Practice in Dialogue with Theoretical Concepts -- 11 Teachers as Knowledge Generators: Learning from Inspirational Pedagogy -- About the Author -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | Over the past 40 years, Jim Cummins has originated theories which have had a profound effect on the education of multilingual learners across the world. In this book he traces the development of these theories, and addresses the critiques they have received and their subsequent impact on his thinking and the application of his theories in schools. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781800413597 9783110743357 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754063 9783110753950 9783110743333 |
DOI: | 10.21832/9781800413597 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jim Cummins. |