Global Perspectives on Multilingualism: Unity in Diversity (Paperback)

Introduction: Multilingualism for Understanding, Maria E. Torres-Guzman and Joel Gomez; Enabling Biliteracy Among Young Children in Southern Africa: Realities, Visions, and Strategies, Carole Bloch; Multilingualism in South African Schools: Where to Now? Rosemary Wildsmith-Cromarty; African Cityscapes and Schools: Imagining Multilingual Education, Tope Omoniyi; Toward Bilingualism in Multiethnic Slovakia: The Formal Education of Ethnic Hungarians, Ildiko Vanco; Multilingual Primary Schools in Germany: Models and Research, Ursula Neumann and Hans-Joachim Roth; Multilingual Education in Germany: Discourses, Practices, and Experiences in Two-Way Immersion, Gabriele Budach; Multilingualism in Action: Language Education Policy in the Rapidly Changing Society of Taiwan, Chen-ching Li; Effective Transformation or Illusion? Teacher Empowerment Through the Construction of Bilingual Education Programs in Colombia, Anne-Marie de Mejia, Harvey Tejada, and Sol Colmenares; Multiculturalism and Language Education in New Zealand: Past, Present, and Future, Roger Barnard; Afterword: iZemia's Unity in Linguistic Diversity, Maria E. Torres-Guzman and Joel Gomez.