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Book SynopsisSociety is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and this presents monolingual professionals, particularly those in special education and speech pathology, with severe problems. This book provides a general overview of the subject with contributions from academics in the field.
Table of ContentsPart 1: What is Bilingualism? Language use in bilingual communities - Niklas Miller; Language acquistion in bilingual children - Carolyn Kessler; Bilingualism and cognitive development - Sandra Ben-Zeev; Langauge problems and bilingual children - Niklas Miller. Part II: Language Assessment. Some observations concerning formal tests in cross-cultural settings - Niklas Miller; Phonological development and assessment - Martin Ball; Issues of assessment of limited-English-proficient students and of truly disabled in the United States - Eva Gavillan-Torres; Reading and the bilingual child - assessment and remediation - Eleanor Anderson. Part III. Remediation: The case history in a cross-cultural milieu - Niklas Miller; Management of communication problems in bilingual children - Niklas Miller and Sam Abudarham; Bilingual education . Problems and practices - Arturo Tosi.
