Pathways to Multilingualism : : Evolving Perspectives on Immersion Education / / ed. by Tara Williams Fortune, Diane J. Tedick.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Burnaby, Barbara,; Christian, Donna,; Dagenais, Diane,; Dubiner, Deborah,; Fortune, Tara Williams,; Genesee, Fred,; Hoare, Philip,; Howard, Elizabeth R.,; Kong, Stella,; Lapkin, Sharon,; Leary, Kathryn Lindholm-,; Lyster, Roy,; Met, Myriam,; Mori, Hirohide,; Palmer, Deborah K.,; Richards, Merle,; Swain, Merrill,; Södergård, Margareta,; Tedick, Diane J.,; Tucker, G. Richard,; Walker, Constance L.,
• HerausgeberIn: Fortune, Tara Williams,; Tedick, Diane J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

Immersion education serves as a highly successful pathway to multilingualism. This volume focuses on the evolution of perspectives and practices within language immersion education and showcases an international roster of scholars who offer theoretical perspectives, research reviews and empirical studies on teaching, learning and language development in immersion programs. This collection of studies and discussions represents three branches of immersion education, foreign language (“one-way”), bilingual (“two-way”) and indigenous immersion programs. Each branch has its unique situational dynamics to address, and such dynamics must be carefully considered particularly in the interpretation of research findings. Nevertheless, the volume’s co-editors argue that much can be learned from research and practices carried out in closely related immersion settings that experience similar challenges related to the delicate balance between language and content. This volume presents an opportunity for thoughtful cross-context dialogue and knowledge exchange.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Volume -- Chapter 1: One-Way, Two-Way and Indigenous Immersion: A Call for Cross-Fertilization -- Chapter 2: Dual Language in the Global Village -- Part 1: Evolving Perspectives on Immersion Pedagogy -- Chapter 3: Paying Attention to Language: Literacy, Language and Academic Achievement -- Chapter 4: Integrated Language and Content Teaching: Insights from the Immersion Classroom -- Chapter 5: Diversity Up Close: Building Alternative Discourses in the Two- Way Immersion Classroom -- Part 2: Evolving Perspectives on Language Development in Immersion Classrooms -- Chapter 6: Lexical Learning Through a Multitask Activity: The Role of Repetition -- Chapter 7 Instructional Counterbalance in Immersion Pedagogy -- Chapter 8: Teacher Strategies for Second Language Production in Immersion Kindergarten in Finland -- Part 3: Evolving Perspectives on Social Context and its Impact on Immersion Programs -- Chapter 9: Language Development and Academic Achievement in Two-Way Immersion Programs -- Chapter 10: Developing a Critical Awareness of Language Diversity in Immersion -- Chapter 11: Restoring Aboriginal Languages: Immersion and Intensive Language Program Models in Canada -- Chapter 12: Late Immersion in Hong Kong: Still Stressed or Making Progress? -- Synthesis for the Volume -- Chapter 13: Concluding Thoughts: Does the Immersion Pathway Lead to Multilingualism? -- Index