Multilingualism and Minority Languages: Cenoz, Gorter (Eds)<br><br><br>Multilingualism and Minority Languages: Achievements and challenges in education. AILA Review, Volume 21 <br>Series Title: AILA Review 21 <br>Published: 2009 <br>
Publisher: John Benjamins<br> <a href="http://www.benjamins.com/">http://www.benjamins.com/ </a><br><br>Book URL: <a href="http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=AILA%2021">http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=AILA%2021 </a><br>
<br>Editor: Jasone Cenoz <br>Editor: Durk Gorter <br>Abstract:<br><br>This volume includes research by specialists in minority languages and <br>multilingual education from five European regions (Basque Country, <br>Catalonia, Friesland, Ireland and Wales). In their educational contexts, <br>
the minority languages discussed are in contact with other, stronger <br>languages which are majority languages in each of the regions (Spanish in <br>the Basque Country and Catalonia, Dutch in Friesland, English in Ireland <br>
and Wales) and also with further languages of international communication. <br>This issue of AILA Review analyzes the results of research conducted on <br>bilingual and multilingual programs in which a 'unique' minority language <br>
is used as one of the languages of instruction. Specifically it looks at <br>the results of research studies on proficiency in the majority, minority <br>and other languages, academic outcomes and attitudes. It also examines <br>
challenges of teaching through a minority language in a changing world <br>facing globalization, immigration as well as the spread of English. These <br>minority language programs have their own characteristics but their <br>
analysis and evaluation provide useful information for other languages in <br clear="all">
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