7. The Value of Language and Language Learning

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Figures and Tables xiii
5. Acronyms xv
6. Transcription Conventions xvii
7. 1. Researching Bilingual Early Childhood Education: An Institutional Ethnography 1
8. 2. What We Know: Language Policies and Provision 21
9. 3. The Institution 40
10. 4. Bilingual Programme Implementation 54
11. 5. The Clientele 83
12. 6. Value-Action Gap 97
13. 7. The Value of Language and Language Learning 119
14. 8. The Future of Bilingual Early Childhood Education 143
15. Bibliography 155
16. Index 164