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Author:   Aydin Y. Durgunoglu ,  Ludo Verhoeven
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780805824421

ISBN 10:   0805824421
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 August 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: L. Verhoeven, A.Y. Durgunoglu, Introduction: Perspectives on Literacy Development in Multilingual Contexts. Part I:Anthropological Perspective: The Individual and Society.S.M. Pugh, Minority L1 Literacy in Sweden and Karelia: Challenges and Strategies. V.J. Baker, Literacy in Developing Societies: Native Language Versus National Language Literacy. M. Martin-Jones, A. Bhatt, Literacies in the Lives of Young Gujarati-Speakers in Leicester. J. Hardman, Literacy and Bilingualism in a Cambodian Community in the USA. Part II:Psychological Perspective: The Development of the Individual.E. Geva, L. Wade-Woolley, Component Processes in Becoming English-Hebrew Biliterate. L. Verhoeven, R. Aarts, Attaining Functional Biliteracy in the Netherlands. A.Y. Durgunoglu.Acquiring Literacy in English and Spanish in the United States. A. Hvenekilde, Literacy Training for Linguistic Minorities in Norway. Part III:Educational Perspective: The Individual and Schooling.D.A. Wagner, Putting Second Language First: Language and Literacy Learning in Morocco. J.N. Jørgensen, B.S. Kristjánsdóttir, Acquisition of Literacy in Multilingual Contexts in Danish Schools. S. Boyd, G. Arvidsson, The Acquisition of Literacy by Immigrant Children in Sweden. I. Taylor, Learning to Read in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. I. Farah,Sabaq: Context of Learning Literacy for Girls in Rural Pakistan. L. Tolchinsky, Early Writing Acquisition in Catalan and Israeli Communities. A.Y. Durgunoglu, L. Verhoeven, Epilogue: Multilingualism and Literacy Development Across Different Cultures.

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...this volume is worth reading--it is well written...it is truly multicultural, and it addresses a range of contextual issues that inform how humans do and do not grapple with and balance conflicts between their respective home cultures and the dominant ones of which they are part. -Studies in Second Language These well-documented, detailed studies are highly recommended for graduate students, researchers, and faculty. -CHOICE There are at least 46 countries where elementary-age children officially are instructed in more than one language. Yet, few of us look beyond our national boundaries to examine educational issues related to language minority groups. The editors of this volume have helped to address this void by bringing together an interesting array of studies on the literacy and language development of multilingual and bilingual learners in a range of international contexts....given the richness of the descriptive data and the scope of international settings, literacy Development in a Multilingual Context: Cross-Cultural Perspectives is a volume that educators, researchers, and policymakers interested in multilingualism, bilingualism, and second language issues in general, and biliteracy and second-language literacy in particular, should read. -Contemporary Psychology

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