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masterpiece! Ofelia finds her way to go beyond the traditional approach to present her views about bilingual education and translanguaging, A must to read! Bilingual Education in thest Century examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and assessments.
This thoughtprovoking work is an ideal textbook for future teachers as well as providing a fresh view of the subject for school administrators and policy makers.
Provides an overview of bilingual education theories and practices throughout the world Extends traditional conceptions of bilingualism and bilingual education to include global and local concerns in thest century Questions assumptions regarding language, bilingualism and bilingual education, and proposes a new theoretical framework and alternative views of teaching and assessment practices s international bilingual education policies, with separate chapters dedicated to US and EU language policy in education Gives reasons why bilingual education is good for all children throughout the world, and presents cases of how this is being carried out Ofelia García is Professor in the Ph.
D. programs of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Literatures and Languages at The Graduate Center, City

University of New York, USA.
She is the Associate General Editor of the International Journal of the Sociology of Language, .