Bilingual education and bilingual teaching

Author: Wang Binhua
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book is divided into four sections. The section titled "Comparative Research" is the longest chapter in the book. It employs a comparative approach between China and foreign countries to analyze the similarities and differences in the definition, attributes, objectives, background, teaching staff, teaching materials, teaching methods, research, and policies of bilingual education in foreign countries and bilingual teaching in China from multiple perspectives and in a comprehensive manner. The second section is "Theoretical Research," which explores nine fundamental theories, ten basic types of bilingual education, and the relationship between bilingual competence and cognitive development. The third section is "National Research," which introduces bilingual education in Canada, the United States, Japan, and Australia. The fourth section is "Case Studies," which presents case studies of bilingual teaching implementation in five schools in China.