Contribution to Book
Language Acquisition in Bilingual Education
The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education
(2015)
Abstract
This chapter focuses on language acquisition in bilingual education in the United States at a moment of rapid change. It provides a brief overview of two important shifts that directly impact the teaching and learning of language in bilingual programs: changing perspectives on language and changing theoretical positions in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). The chapter examines new views about the nature of language in a globalized world and bilingual perspectives on bilingualism. It summarizes current shifts and existing debates about the process of second language acquisition. Finally, the chapter focuses on language acquisition theories as they have influenced language teaching and learning in bilingual education.
Keywords
- bilingual education,
- language learning,
- second language acquisition (SLA)
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
Editor
Wayne E. Wright, Sovicheth Boun, Ofelia García
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN
9781118533406
DOI
10.1002/9781118533406.ch4
Citation Information
Guadalupe Valdés, Luis E. Poza and Maneka Deanna Brooks. "Language Acquisition in Bilingual Education" The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education (2015) p. 56 - 74 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/luis_poza/15/