TY - BOOK ID - 77908162 TI - Pathways to Multilingualism AU - Burnaby, Barbara AU - Christian, Donna AU - Dagenais, Diane AU - Dubiner, Deborah AU - Fortune, Tara Williams AU - Genesee, Fred AU - Hoare, Philip AU - Howard, Elizabeth R AU - Kong, Stella AU - Leary, Kathryn Lindholm- AU - Lyster, Roy AU - Met, Myriam AU - Mori, Hirohide AU - Palmer, Deborah K AU - Richards, Merle AU - Swain, Merrill AU - Södergård, Margareta AU - Tedick, Diane J AU - Walker, Constance L AU - Lapkin, Sharon AU - Tucker, G Richard PY - 2008 SN - 1281204870 9786611204877 1847690378 9781847690371 184769036X 1847690351 9781847690364 9781847690357 PB - Bristol Blue Ridge Summit DB - UniCat KW - Immersion method (Language teaching) KW - Education. KW - Children KW - Education, Primitive KW - Education of children KW - Human resource development KW - Instruction KW - Pedagogy KW - Schooling KW - Students KW - Youth KW - Civilization KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Mental discipline KW - Schools KW - Teaching KW - Training KW - Language and languages KW - Education KW - Study and teaching KW - Immersion method KW - Immersion eduction. KW - language education. KW - multilingualism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77908162 AB - Immersion education serves as a highly successful pathway to multilingualism. This volume focuses on the evolution of perspectives and practices within language immersion education and showcases an international roster of scholars who offer theoretical perspectives, research reviews and empirical studies on teaching, learning and language development in immersion programs. This collection of studies and discussions represents three branches of immersion education, foreign language (“one-way”), bilingual (“two-way”) and indigenous immersion programs. Each branch has its unique situational dynamics to address, and such dynamics must be carefully considered particularly in the interpretation of research findings. Nevertheless, the volume’s co-editors argue that much can be learned from research and practices carried out in closely related immersion settings that experience similar challenges related to the delicate balance between language and content. This volume presents an opportunity for thoughtful cross-context dialogue and knowledge exchange. ER -