Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue.

This book explores the question of how equitable and inclusive education can be implemented in heterogeneous classes where learners' languages and cultures refl

The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy a

In the midst of an international crisis in migration policy – widely referred to as a ‘refugee crisis’ – this book brings together timely analyses of th

Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops a critical perspective which approaches