TY - BOOK
T1 - Current Issues in Bilingualism
T2 - Cognitive and Socio-Linguistic Perspectives
A2 - Leikin, Mark
A2 - Schwartz, Mila
A2 - Tobin, Yishai
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - As populations become more mobile, so interest grows in bi- and multilingualism, particularly in the context of education. This volume focuses on the singular situation in Israel, whose complex multiculturalism has Hebrew and Arabic as official languages, English as an academic and political language, and tongues such as Russian and Amharic spoken by immigrants. Presenting research on bi- and trilingualism in Israel from a multitude of perspectives, the book focuses on four aspects of multilingualism and literacy in Israel: Arabic-Hebrew bilingual education and Arabic literacy development; second-language Hebrew literacy among immigrant children; literacy in English as a second/third language; and adult bilingualism. Chapters dissect findings on immigrant youth education, language impairment in bilinguals, and neurocognitive features of bilingual language processing. Reflecting current trends, this volume integrates linguistics, sociology, education, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
AB - As populations become more mobile, so interest grows in bi- and multilingualism, particularly in the context of education. This volume focuses on the singular situation in Israel, whose complex multiculturalism has Hebrew and Arabic as official languages, English as an academic and political language, and tongues such as Russian and Amharic spoken by immigrants. Presenting research on bi- and trilingualism in Israel from a multitude of perspectives, the book focuses on four aspects of multilingualism and literacy in Israel: Arabic-Hebrew bilingual education and Arabic literacy development; second-language Hebrew literacy among immigrant children; literacy in English as a second/third language; and adult bilingualism. Chapters dissect findings on immigrant youth education, language impairment in bilinguals, and neurocognitive features of bilingual language processing. Reflecting current trends, this volume integrates linguistics, sociology, education, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982110456&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-2327-6
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-2327-6
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84982110456
SN - 9789400723269
T3 - Literacy Studies: Perspectives from Cognitive Neurosciences, Linguistics, Psychology and Education
BT - Current Issues in Bilingualism
PB - Springer Netherlands
ER -
