{"product_id":"bilingualism-or-not-the-education-of-minorities-9788125032687","title":"Bilingualism or Not - The Education of Minorities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tove Skutnabb-Kangas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bilingualism or Not deals with multilingualism, particularly as it relates to migrant minorities and Indigenous peoples. People from linguistic minorities often have to become multilingual in order to cope in the larger society, while majority representatives may voluntarily become bilingual. The book analyses the problems migrants and Indigenous peoples face in a monolingual educational situation, often having to forego the use of their mother language. It also analyses controversies about their education and places them in the wider political context.\u003c\/p\u003e Among the topics covered are: \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e the mother tongue, its development, significance ow it differs from languages learned later\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e definitions and measurement of bilingualism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e different ways of becoming bilingual for different groups, in the school and the family\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e bilingualism, cognitive development and school achievement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e semilingualism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e guest worker policy and immigrant policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eviolence in minority education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e The introduction to this South Asian edition by Ajit Mohanty of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi situates the book in the Indian subcontinent and its relevance in today’s globalized world.","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616473243799,"sku":"9788125032687","price":1086.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788125032687.webp?v=1769294887","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bilingualism-or-not-the-education-of-minorities-9788125032687","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}