Bøker av 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 thinking and the application of his theories in schools.

1. Introduction; J. Cummins. Part 1: Programs for Indigenous Groups. 2. Bilingual Programs Involving Aboriginal Languages in Australia; S. Harris, B. Devlin. 3. Maori-English Bilingual Education in New Zealand; A.E. Durie. 4. Bilingual Education in Africa: An Overview; M.A. Obondo. 5. Language in Education in Kenyan Schools; G. Buny. 6. American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Bilingual Education; T.L. McCarty. 7. Bilingual Education for Indigenous Groups in Canada; C. Heimbecker. 8. Bilingual Education for Indigenous Groups in India; L.M. Khubchandani. 9. Sami Bilingual Education in Norway; A. Balto, J. Todal. 10. Bilingual Education in the South Pacific; H. Lotherington-Woloszyn. Part 2: Programs for National Minority Groups. 11. Bilingual Education in the Basque Country; M.C. Garmendia, I. Agote. 12. Bilingual Education in Slovenia; S.N. Lukanovic. 13. Bilingual Education in Friesland; D. Gorter. 14. Bilingual Education in Ireland, Scotland and Wales; C. Baker. 15. Ladino-Italian Bilingual Programs in Italy; P.E. Balboni. 16. Sorb-German Bilingual Education; B. Hall. 17. Bilingual Education in China; Dongyan Ru Blatchford. 18. Programs for Minority Francophones in Canada; D. Gérin-Lajoie. 19. Bilingual Education in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia; Ho Wah Kam, R.Y. Wong. Part 3: Programs for International (Migrant) Minority Groups.20. Bilingual Education in the United States; C. Faltis. 21. Bilingual Education for Immigrant Students in the Netherlands; S. Kroon, T. Vallen. 22. Bilingual Education for Immigrant Groups in Australia; J. Gibbons. 23. Bilingual Education for Finnish Minority Students in Sweden; T. Skutnabb-Kangas. Part 4: Programs for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. 24. Deaf Bilingual Bicultural Education; H. Gibson, et al. Part 5: Programs for Dominant Language Groups. 25. Immersion Programs in Brunei; G.M. Jones. 26. Bilingual Education in Lebanon; K.A. Shabaan. 27. French Immersion Programs in Canada; M.K. Swain. 28. Two-Way Bilingual Education Programs in the United States; K.J. Lindholm. 29. Bilingual Education in Hong Kong; A. Mei Yi Lin. 30. Swedish Immersion Programs in Finland; C. Laurén. 31. Immersion Education in Catalonia; J. Arnau.

This volume reviews the research and theory relating to instruction and assessment of bilingual pupils, focusing not only on issues of language learning and teaching but also the ways in which power relations in the wider society affect patterns of teacher-pupil interaction in the classroom.