Key Developments in Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

by Channel View Publications

Overview

This reader presents key contributions from the past three decades of bilingualism research, demonstrating the trajectory of key themes and areas of study. Celebrating 30 years of Multilingual Matters’ Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series, the chapters offer an overview of key developments in the field to date. The book focuses on four strands which have emerged over the course of the series: bilingual children and family language policy, multilingualism in the classroom, bilingual immersion education and language policy and advocacy. This reader offers students and researchers a deeper understanding of how the field has evolved, current issues in bilingual education, and the implications for both practice and future research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781836682165
Publisher:	Channel View Publications
Publication date:	12/16/2025
Series:	Bilingual Education & Bilingualism , #154
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Kendall A. King is Professor of Multilingual Education and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development at the University of Minnesota, USA. She received the AAAL Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award for her work, which focuses on the educational and familial practices impacting language use, language learning and equity.

Table of Contents

Series Editor Preface - Nancy H. Hornberger and Wayne E. Wright

Part 1: Bilingual Children and their Families

Part Introduction - Kendall King, Consulting Editor

Chapter 1: Bilingual Children and their Assessment through Mother Tongue (Jean Mills)
from Verma et al (1995) Working with Bilingual Children

Chapter 2: Weaving Languages Together: Family Language Policy and Gender Socialization in Bilingual Aymara Households (Aurolyn Luykx)
from Bayley & Schecter (2003) Language Socialization in Bilingual and Multilingual Societies

Chapter 3: Lessons Learned, Broader Implications and Guidelines for Parents (Stephen J. Caldas)
from Caldas (2006) Raising Bilingual-Biliterate Children in Monolingual Cultures

Chapter 4: Broken Promise: The Security of Bilingualism for the Future and the Ambiguity of Bilingualism in the Present (María Cioè-Peña)
from Cioè-Peña (2021) (M)othering Labeled Children

Part 2: Multilingualism in Schools

Part Introduction – Kendall King

Chapter 5: An Inclusive Classroom Community (Elizabeth Coelho)
from Coelho (1998) Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Schools

Chapter 6: Tongue-Tied: The Linguistic Challenges that Standardized Tests Pose for English Language Learners (Kate Menken)
from Menken (2008) English Learners Left Behind

Chapter 7: From Diglossia to Transglossia: Bilingual and Multilingual Classrooms in the 21^st Century (Ofelia García)
from Abello-Contesse et al (2013) Bilingual and Multilingual Education in the 21^st Century

Chapter 8 Pedagogies to Challenge Monolingual Orientations to Bilingual Education in the United States (Susan Hopewell)
from Paulsrud et al (2017) New Perspectives on Translanguaging and Education

Part 3: Bilingual Immersion Education

Part Introduction – Kendall King

Chapter 9: Critical Features of Successful Language Education Programs (Kathryn J Lindholm-Leary)
from Lindholm-Leary (2001) Dual Language Education

Chapter 10: Conclusions from Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School (Kim Potowski)
from Potowski (2007) Language and Identity in a Dual Immersion School

Chapter 11: Struggling Learners and the Language Immersion Classroom (Tara Williams Fortune)
from Tedick et al (2011) Immersion Education

Chapter 12: Introduction to Bilingualism for All? (Nelson Flores)
from Flores et al (2020) Bilingualism for All?  

Part 4: Language Policy and Advocacy

Part Introduction – Kendall King

Chapter 13: Linguistic Human Rights and Teachers of English (Tove Skutnabb-Kangas)
from Hall & Eggington (2000) The Sociopolitics of English Language Teaching

Chapter 14: Language Interactions in the Classroom: From Coercive to Collaborative Relations of Power (Jim Cummins)
from Cummins (2000) Language, Power and Pedagogy

Chapter 15: Multilingual Language Policies and the Continua of Biliteracy: An Ecological Approach (Nancy H. Hornberger)
from Hornberger (2003) Continua of Biliteracy

Chapter 16: Indigenous Literacies, Bilingual Education and Community Empowerment: The Case of Navajo (Teresa L. McCarty)
from McCarty (2013) Language Planning and Policy in Native America

Afterword – Juan Freire

Appendix: List of BE

Editorial Reviews

This reader celebrates over 150 titles in the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism series. It reflects the series’ remarkable international coverage, its celebration of those who speak two or more languages, and its influence on maturing and expanding bilingual and multilingual education across the world.

Colin Baker