Foreword

Introduction

1. Why multilingualism in education?

2. Towards a typology of multilingual education

3. Using the minority as the language of instruction

4. Learning through the minority language: linguistic and academic outcomes

5. Third language learning and instruction through the third language

6. Learning English and learning through English: research outcomes

7. The influence of bilingualism on L3

8. Identities and attitudes

9. The age factor in bilingual and multilingual education

10. Bilingual and multilingual education at the university

11. Conclusions and future perspectives

References

Index

This volume focuses on issues such as the learning, use and assessment of languages in education, the age factor, the teaching of English as an international language and multilingualism at the university, in educational contexts in which several languages are taught either as subjects or languages of instruction. Jasone Cenoz proposes the 'Continua of Multilingual Education' as a tool to identify different types of multilingual schools and focuses on Basque educational research to discuss issues that are relevant for other contexts. 'Towards Multilingual Education: Basque Educational Research in International Perspective' is an up to date and comprehensive review of research involving Basque, Spanish and English in Basque schools. The book will be of great value to researchers, professionals and students interested in multilingualism and multilingual education all over the world.

Jasone Cenoz is Professor of Research Methods in Education at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain, and President of the Education Science Committee of the Spanish Research Council (AEI). Her research focuses on multilingual education, bilingualism and multilingualism. She has published extensively and has presented her work at numerous international conferences and seminars.