Insights on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

This paper is primarily intended to present some major considerations about bilingualism and bilingual education from a sociolinguistic perspective. In the first instance and due to the high complexity of the issue, I will deal with major definitions of these concepts. Furthermore, I will highlight...

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Published in:Íkala : revista de lenguaje y cultura 2012-09, Vol.17 (3), p.263-272
Main Author: Miranda Montenegro, Ivan Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilingual education
bilingualism
Community
Design
FL communities
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Learning
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Teaching
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Summary:This paper is primarily intended to present some major considerations about bilingualism and bilingual education from a sociolinguistic perspective. In the first instance and due to the high complexity of the issue, I will deal with major definitions of these concepts. Furthermore, I will highlight features of individual and social bilingualism as well as some of their most common effects on individuals and on communities. Lastly, some conditions for the establishment of bilingual communities are put forward, followed by a reflection upon the kind of bilingualism within foreign language (FL) settings referring particularly to the Colombian case.
ISSN:0123-3432
2145-566X
DOI:10.17533/udea.ikala.10527