| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 230 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 18
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Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 18.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-226) and index. |
| Contents |
Who is Bilingual in Britain? -- Britain's Linguistic and Cultural Heritage -- Geography and History of the Panjab Region -- Linguistic Composition of the Panjab -- Historic Development of Urdu -- Describing and Defining Urdu -- Patterns of Migration and Settlement in Britain -- First Migrants -- Mirpuri Community in Pakistan and Cleveland -- Education Provision within the Biradari -- Attitudes to Language Learning within the Mirpuri Community -- Development of Education for Bilingual Children in Britain -- Assimilationist Approach -- Pluralist Approach of Multicultural Education -- Anti-racist Education Movement -- Swann Report -- Education for All? -- Current Policy in Britain -- English in the National Curriculum -- Future Policy for Bilingual Pupils in Britain -- Bilingual Children in Pre-school -- Theoretical Frameworks: Influences and Inspirations -- Lev Vygotsky -- the Social Psychologist -- Language as Socio-semiotic -- Critics of Systemic Linguistics -- Other Descriptions of Child Language Development -- A Social Construct of Bilingualism -- Box Hill Nursery Project -- Rationale for the Study -- Importance of the Nursery School in a Young Child's Life -- A Discussion of Research Methods -- A Quantitative Paradigm for the Study of Communicative Competence -- A Suggested Framework for Ethnolinguistic Descriptive Analysis -- Box Hill Nursery Project -- TOTs -- A Time-on-task Analysis -- Levels of Data Analysis -- Introduction to Level 1 of Data Analysis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Bilingual -- Great Britain.
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Education, Bilingual. |
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Great Britain. |
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Language arts (Preschool) -- Great Britain.
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Language arts (Preschool) |
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Children of immigrants -- Education (Preschool) -- Great Britain.
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Children of immigrants -- Education (Preschool) |
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Children of immigrants. |
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Children of minorities -- Education (Preschool) -- Great Britain.
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Children of minorities -- Education (Preschool) |
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Children of minorities. |
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Nursery schools -- Great Britain.
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Nursery schools. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thompson, Linda, 1949- Young bilingual children in nursery schools. Clevedon, England : Multilingual Matters, ©2000 1853594547 (DLC) 99036331 (OCoLC)41592987 |
| ISBN |
0585213917 (electronic book) |
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9780585213910 (electronic book) |
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1853594547 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1853594539 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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