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Academic books on bilingual education

A more “academic” (i.e., less accessible) overview of bilingual education. Mostly written from a US
perspective, concentrating on bilingual populations (e.g. English-Hispanic) rather than EAL.

 Negotiating Identities: Education for Empowerment in a Diverse Society, by Jim. Cummins, 1996.
 Language, Power, and Pedagogy: Bilingual Children in the Crossfire, by Jim. Cummins, 2000.
 Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, by Colin Baker, 5th edition, 2011.
 Bilingualism: Beyond basic Principles, edited by Jean-Marc Dewaele, Alex Housen & Li Wei, 2003.
 Home pages: Literacy links for bilingual children, by Charmian Kenner, 2000.
 Multilingual Learning: Stories from Schools and Communities in Britain, edited by Jean Conteh, Peter
Martin, Leena H. Robertson, 2007.
 Educating Second Language Children: The Whole Child, the Whole Curriculum, the Whole Community ,
edited by Fred Genesee, 1994.

Academic journals

(Journals dealing specifically with bilingualism).

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition

International Journal of Bilingualism

Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

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