Multilingual learning: stories from schools and communities in Britain.

Jean Conteh, Peter W. Martin, Leena Helavaara Robertson

2007-01-01article36 citationsclosed

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Multilingual Education and Policy Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees Immigration and Intercultural Education

Abstract

CONTENTS: 1. Multilingual learning stories from schools and communities in Britain: Issues and debates 2. Learning in three languages in home and community 3. The story of bilingual children learning to read 4. Contributing to success: Chinese parents and the community school 5. Learning Portuguese: A tale of two worlds 6. Multilingual learning stories in two Gujarati complementary schools in Leicester 7. Culture, languages and learning: Mediating a bilingual approach in complementary Saturday classes 8. Reflections and suggestions for ways forward References Index.

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