Multilingual Matters, Date: 1985. Volume 19. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0905028511 1985. Multilingual Matters ISBN 0905028511 9780905028514 [GB]

Hardback. New. The minority language and culture of Wales is under threat. Building on a computer analysis of the 1981 Welsh language Census data, the book provides evidence of a language moving slowly towards extinction. Each chapter examines an issue which is of significance in most minority language situations, but is exemplified in the Welsh context. ISBN 0905028511 9780905028514 [GB]

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Aspects of Bilingualism in Wales. ISBN 0905028511 9780905028514 [GB]

ISBN10: 0905028511, ISBN13: 9780905028514, [publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd, Bristol] Hardcover Hardcover. Wales is a small nation with a long and varied tradition of bilingualism. The minority language and culture is under threat. The book seeks to take the temperature of the Welsh language. Building on a computer analysis of the 1981 Welsh language Census data, the book provides evidence of a language moving slowly towards extinction. The aim of each chapter is to examine an issue which is of significance in most minority language situations, but is exemplified and encapsulated in the Welsh context. The effect of television and other mass media, the potential and threat of the microelectronic revolution, the existence and erosion of heartlands are issues which are part of the nervous tension of contemporary Wales and many other minority language regions. The role of bilingual education is a central issue of the book. A bilingual education model is described as a basis for analysing some of the problems and issues of Welsh and worldwide bilingual education. Another chapter analyses different approaches to curriculum development in minority language contexts and argues for a dual approach combining central initiatives and teacher based action research.Regional variations in the policy and provision of bilingual schooling in Wales are portrayed, and two further chapters present recent research into Welsh education. This research points to the crucial nature ...

ISBN10: 0905028511, ISBN13: 9780905028514, [publisher: Channel View Publications] Hardcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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