Bilingualism by Ng Bee Chin

Bilingualism by Ng Bee Chin

Written by an experienced team of teachers and researchers, this comprehensive introduction to the key issues and debates in bilingualism presents articles from leading figures, including Genesee, Peal, MacNamara, Baker, Saer and Swain.

'Ng and Wigglesworth offer a timely, lucid and painstakingly researched discussion of findings, pseudo-findings, insight, breakthrough and prejudice in past and current academic literature on bilingualismWritten in a crisp, engaging style, and complete with activities, study scenarios and plenty of food for thought, this book will deservedly become an obligatory reference for parents, teachers, students, school authorities and language curriculum planners faced with issues of multilingual language uses.' -Madalena Cruz-Ferreira, National University of Singapore

'Overall, in my opinion, this is the most accessible and useful introductory book
on bilingualism since François Grosjean's (1982) classic. It is sure to
stimulate the most apathetic undergraduate and fire up the imagination of the
most exhausted graduate student.' - Alicia Pousada, Linguist

'In conclusion, this book is an excellent resource for both stimulating research and teaching on bilingualism and second language acquisition. It has both strong research and pedagogical merits and its adaptable format allows it to be used in courses of various levels, though it will be most suitable for postgraduate courses where students have to be oriented towards research. I also see the book as being a valuable companion to applied linguists, speech pathologists and language teachers who are working and researching in bi-/multilingual contexts.' - Dr Vicenza Tudini, International Journal of Bilingualism

'In all, this work is an important publication. Bilingual students and researchers
would benefi t from this book, especially those interested in more pedagogical and
sociolinguistic issues. In comparison to the handful of recently published books in
bilingualism (e.g., Altarriba & Heredia, 2008 ; Li, 2009 ; Li & Moyer, 2008 ; Myers-Scotton, 2006 ), this work is defi nitely one of the top fi ve. In short, this book is highly recommended, particularly for cognitive psychologists and psycholinguists who are not very well acquainted with the area of bilingualism as seen and studied by L2 researchers, educators, and applied linguists. Finally, any class in bilingualism or the psychology of bilingualism must include this book. It is a well-written book from which advanced undergraduate and graduate students would greatly benefit.' - Roberto Heredia, Studies in Second Language Acquistion

"...this is the most accessible and useful introductory book on bilingualism since François Grosjean's (1982) classic. It is sure to stimulate the most apathetic undergraduate and fire up the imagination of the most exhausted graduate student. I plan on using it myself the next time I offer my Master's level course on Bilingualism" -- Alicia Pousada, Linguist List, June 2008

Ng Bee Chin, Gillian Wigglesworth

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780415343879
ISBN 10	0415343879
Title	Bilingualism
Author	Ng Bee Chin
Series	Routledge Applied Linguistics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2007-07-04
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.