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Literacy and the Bilingual Learner

Texts and Practices in London Schools

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Authors:
  1. Catherine Wallace

    1. Institute of Education, University of London, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Setting the Scene

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 1-14

  3. Texts and Practices: Sociolinguistic and Political Perspectives

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 15-43

  4. Literacy Instruction and the Bilingual Learner

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 44-78

  5. Bilingual Learners in a Multilingual Primary School: Literacy Narratives about Texts and Practices

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 79-125

  6. New Arrivals in a Multilingual Secondary School: Literacy Narratives about Texts and Practices

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 126-156

  7. New Arrivals in the Classroom: Literacy and the Curriculum

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 157-191

  8. Adult Bilingual Learners: The Foregrounding of Critical Literacy in the Classroom

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 192-225

  9. Pulling the Threads Together

    • Catherine Wallace
    Pages 226-238

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 239-256
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About this book

Literacy and the Bilingual Learner explores the literacy development of bilingual learners in London (UK) schools and colleges through a series of vignettes and case studies of learners and their educational experiences.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Education, University of London, UK

    Catherine Wallace

About the author

Catherine Wallace is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She has researched schools and colleges in London for over forty years and published books and articles on literacy education in multilingual contexts, with a particular focus on critical literacy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Literacy and the Bilingual Learner

  • Book Subtitle: Texts and Practices in London Schools

  • Authors: Catherine Wallace

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137317636

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29100-3Published: 30 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33181-9Published: 01 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31763-6Published: 30 October 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 256

  • Topics: Popular Science in Education, Language Teaching, Sociolinguistics, Literacy

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