Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

  • Reference work entry
  • First Online:
Research Methods in Language and Education

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education ((ELE))

  • 4268 Accesses

Abstract

This chapter outlines key research perspectives on bilingualism and bilingual education. Three broad perspectives are identified: linguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic. The chapter focuses on theoretical questions and methodological approaches within each of the three broad perspectives and highlights the differences and links across each. Recent and current work on bilingual education and future directions are discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 289.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 449.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Abutalebi, J., Cappa, S. F., & Perani, D. (2005). What can functional neuroimaging tell us about the bilingual brain? In J. Kroll & A. M. B. de Groot (Eds.), Handbook of bilingualism (pp. 497–515). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bayley, R., & Schecter, S. R. (2003). Language socialization in bilingual and multilingual societies. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

    Google Scholar 

  • Blackledge, A., & Creese, A. (2010). Multilingualism: A critical perspective. London: Bloomsbury.

    Google Scholar 

  • Canagarajah, S. (2011). Translanguaging in the classroom: Emerging issues for research and pedagogy. Applied Linguistics Review, 2(1), 128.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chomsky, N. (1986). Knowledge of language: Its nature, origin and use. New York: Praeger.

    Google Scholar 

  • De Houwer, A. (2009). Bilingual first language acquisition. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

    Google Scholar 

  • Deuchar, M., & Quay, S. (2000). Bilingual acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fishman, J. (1965). Who speaks what language to whom and when? La Linguistique, 2, 67–88.

    Google Scholar 

  • García, O., & Li, W. (2014). Translanguaging: Language, bilingualism and education. London: Palgrave.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Genesee, F. (2002). Rethinking bilingual acquisition. In J.-M. Dewaele, A. Housen, & L. Wei (Eds.), Bilingualism: Beyond basic principles (pp. 204–228). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gudykunst, W. B., & Kim, Y. Y. (2003). Communicating with strangers: An approach to intercultural communication (4th ed.). New York: McGrawHill Education.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gumperz, J. J. (1982). Discourse strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Hall, K., Kamil, Ö., Mohsin, Z., & Jon, T. (2002). “This is our school”: Provision, purpose and pedagogy of supplementary schooling Leeds and Oslo. British Educational Research Journal, 28(2), 399–418.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hansegard, N. E. (1975). Tvasprakighet eller havsprakighet? Invandrare och Minoriteter, 3, 713.

    Google Scholar 

  • Heller, M. (2003). Globalization, the new economy, and the commodification of language and identity. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 7(4), 473–492.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hornberger, N. H., & King, K. A. (1996). Language revitalisation in the Andes: Can the schools reverse language shift? Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 17(6), 427–441.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Koppe, R., & Meisel, J. (1995). Code switching in bilingual first language acquisition. In L. Milroy & P. Muysken (Eds.), One speaker two languages (pp. 276–301). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Kroll, J., & Stewart, E. (1994). Category interference in translation and picture naming: Evidence for asymmetric connections between bilingual memory representations. Journal of Memory and Language, 33, 149–174.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Labov, W. (1972). Sociolinguistic patterns. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lanza, E. (1997). Language mixing in infant bilingualism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Laurie, S. S. (1890). Lectures on language and linguistic method in school. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Le Page, R., & Tabouret-Keller, A. (1985). Acts of identity: Creole-based approaches to language and ethnicity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lin, A. M. Y., & Martin, P. W. (Eds.). (2005). Decolonisation, globalisation: Language-in-education policy and practice. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

    Google Scholar 

  • Meisel, J. M. (2011). First and second language acquisition: Parallels and differences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Myers-Scotton, C. (1993). Social motivations for code-switching: evidence from Africa. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Paradis, J., & Genesee, F. (1996). Syntactic acquisition in bilingual children. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 18, 125.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pavlenko, A., & Blackledge, A. (Eds.). (2004). Negotiation of identities in multilingual settings. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

    Google Scholar 

  • Poplack, S. (1980). Sometimes i’ll start a sentence in Spanish y termino en espanol. Linguistics, 18, 581–618.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Potter, M. C., So, K.-F., Von Echardt, B., & Feldman, L. B. (1984). Lexical and conceptual representation in beginning and more proficient bilinguals. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behaviour, 23, 23–38.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rampton, B. (1999). Styling the other. [Thematic issue]. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 3(4), 421–590.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Saer, D. J. (1923). An inquiry into the effect of bilingualism upon the intelligence of young children, Part I. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 6, 232–240; Part II, 6, 266–274.

    Google Scholar 

  • Saer, D. J. (1924). The effect of bilingualism on intelligence. British Journal of Psychology, 14, 25–38.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tajfel, H. (1981). Human groups and social categories. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Volterra, V., & Taeschner, T. (1978). The acquisition and development of language by bilingual children. Journal of Child Language, 5, 311–326.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Weinreich, U. (1953). Languages in contact: Findings and problems. New York: The Linguistic Circle of New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhu, H. (2013). Exploring intercultural communication: Language in action. London: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK

    Li Wei

Authors
  1. Li Wei
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Li Wei .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Kendall A. King

  2. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Yi-Ju Lai

  3. Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Stephen May

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG

About this entry

Cite this entry

Wei, L. (2017). Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. In: King, K., Lai, YJ., May, S. (eds) Research Methods in Language and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02249-9_15

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation