Cambridge Handbook of Multilingual Education

Although multilingual education is still a relatively new field it has already become a solid and dynamic area of academic investigation growing worldwide. Bringing together a stellar line-up of leading experts this Handbook covers a wide range of topics crucial for understanding the concept of multilingual education and its implementation. It includes a wide range of overviews and case studies from diverse systems of education from across the globe to help facilitate effective multilingual instruction relevant in the realities of local and global contexts. All chapters are written in a knowledgeable yet accessible style and the theory is introduced step-by-step to provide a rich resource for classroom instructors worldwide. It will serve as the principal text for many of the rapidly increasing multilingual programmes degrees courses and seminars devoted to multilingual education in tertiary institutions worldwide as well as a reference text for instructors in primary and secondary education.