Bilingual Childcare

Hitches, Hurdles and Hopes

AvVictoria Benz

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This ethnographic study explores aspects of bilingual education in two early childhood German–English education centres in Australia. Using various sources of data and multiple methods of analysis, it investigates the processes at work when establishing and implementing a bilingual programme and examines the language attitudes, ideologies and practices of the parents, educators and administrators involved. It addresses the complex relationship between the childcare provider and its clientele in its socio-political context in an attempt to arrive at a broader understanding of institutional bilingual education in early childhood. The book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in bilingual education, language ideology and early childhood education studies, as well as to teachers, trainee teachers and childcare providers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-16
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:435 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Antal sidor:169
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781783099177

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Victoria Benz has extensive experience in the teaching of German as a second language to all age groups from the pre-primary to the tertiary sector. She is Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow at Macquarie University, Australia and her research interests include bilingual early childhood education and language attitudes and ideologies.

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An intriguing and in-depth ethnographic description of an early childhood bilingual/dual language program in Australia. This study is enlightened with discussions of the politics of language and language policies, details on program implementation, as well as educators’ and parents’ attitudes toward the program. Educators, researchers, students, and parents would all benefit from this interesting book, which has application to different languages and countries.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesGlossary, Abbreviations and AcronymsTranscription Conventions1. Researching Bilingual Early Childhood Education: An Institutional Ethnography2. What We Know: Language Policies and Provision3. The Institution4. Bilingual Programme Implementation5. The Clientele6. Value-Action Gap7. The Value of Language and Language Learning8. The Future of Bilingual Early Childhood EducationBibliography