Rethinking the education of multilingual learners : a critical analysis of theoretical concepts / Jim Cummins.

Author/creator Cummins, Jim, 1949- author.
Format Electronic
PublicationBristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2021]
Description1 online resource (xli, 417 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects

SeriesLinguistic diversity and language rights ; 19
Linguistic diversity and language rights 19. ^A706557
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Part 1: Evolution of a Theoretical Framework: A Personal Account -- Introduction -- 1 Core Ideas and Background Influences -- 2 Resolving Contradictions: Cognitive Consequences of Bilingualism -- 3 Linguistic Interdependence: Accounting for Patterns of Bilingual Academic Development -- 4 Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement -- 5 Power Relations in School: Constructing or Constricting Identities -- 6 Reversing Underachievement: An Integrated Framework -- Part 2: Critical Analysis of Competing Theoretical Claims -- Introduction -- 7 How Do We Assess the Legitimacy of Theoretical Constructs and Claims -- 8 Is 'Academic Language' a Legitimate Theoretical Construct -- 9 Are 'Linguistic Interdependence' and the 'Common Underlying Proficiency' Legitimate Theoretical Constructs -- 10 Unitary Translanguaging Theory and Crosslinguistic Translanguaging Theory: A Comparative Analysis -- Part 3: Instructional Practice in Dialogue with Theoretical Concepts -- Introduction -- 11 Teachers as Knowledge Generators: Learning from Inspirational Pedagogy -- About the Author -- References -- Index
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 26, 2021).
Issued in other formPrint version: Cummins, Jim, 1949- Rethinking the education of multilingual learners Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, 2021 9781800413580
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021015599
ISBN9781800413597 electronic book
ISBN1800413599 electronic book
ISBN9781800413603 electronic book
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ISBNhardcover
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