TheBilingual Advantage : Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market /
TheBilingual Advantage : Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market /
ed. by Rebecca M. Callahan, Patricia C. Gándara.
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Bilingual Education & Bilingualism .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Section 1: Bilingualism in the US Labor Market -- 1. Contextualizing Bilingualism in the Labor Market: New Destinations, Established Enclaves and the Information Age -- 2. Benefits of Bilingualism: In the Eye of the Beholder? -- 3. Exploring Bilingualism, Literacy, Employability and Income Levels among Latinos in the United States -- Section 2: Are There Really Economic Benefits to Bilingualism in the US Labor Market? -- 4. Labor Market Differences Between Bilingual and Monolingual Hispanics -- 5. The Occupational Location of Spanish-English Bilinguals in the New Information Economy: The Health and Criminal Justice Sectors in the US Borderlands with Mexico -- 6. Returns to Spanish-English Bilingualism in the New Information Economy: The Health and Criminal Justice Sectors in the Texas Border and Dallas-Tarrant Counties -- 7. The Literal Cost of Language Assimilation for the Children of Immigration: The Effects of Bilingualism on Labor Market Outcomes -- 8. English Plus: Exploring the Socioeconomic Benefits of Bilingualism in Southern California -- Section 3: Employment, Educational Attainment and Bilingualism -- 9. Bilinguals in the US and College Enrollment -- 10. Employer Preferences: Do Bilingual Applicants and Employees Experience an Advantage? -- Section 4: Policy Options: Fostering Bilingualism in the Market Place -- 11. The International Baccalaureate: A College Preparat ory Pathway for Heritage Language Speakers and Immigrant Youth -- 12. Looking Toward the Future: Opportunities in a Shifting Linguistic Landscape -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Collectively, the authors draw on novel methodological approaches and new data to examine the economics of bilingualism for the new generation of bilinguals entering a digital-age globalized workforce. The authors also pay considerable attention to how to best capture measures of bilingualism and biliteracy, given the constraints of most existing datasets.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781783092420 9781783092437
10.21832/9781783092437 doi
2014016752
Career education--United States.
Education, Bilingual--United States.
English language--Business English--Study and teaching.
English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.
English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
English language--Technical English--Study and teaching.
Interdisciplinary approach in education--United States.
Interdisciplinary approach in education--United States.
Literacy--United States.
Vocational education--United States.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
PE1068.U5 / B55 2014 PE1068.U5 / B55 2014
428.0071/073
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Section 1: Bilingualism in the US Labor Market -- 1. Contextualizing Bilingualism in the Labor Market: New Destinations, Established Enclaves and the Information Age -- 2. Benefits of Bilingualism: In the Eye of the Beholder? -- 3. Exploring Bilingualism, Literacy, Employability and Income Levels among Latinos in the United States -- Section 2: Are There Really Economic Benefits to Bilingualism in the US Labor Market? -- 4. Labor Market Differences Between Bilingual and Monolingual Hispanics -- 5. The Occupational Location of Spanish-English Bilinguals in the New Information Economy: The Health and Criminal Justice Sectors in the US Borderlands with Mexico -- 6. Returns to Spanish-English Bilingualism in the New Information Economy: The Health and Criminal Justice Sectors in the Texas Border and Dallas-Tarrant Counties -- 7. The Literal Cost of Language Assimilation for the Children of Immigration: The Effects of Bilingualism on Labor Market Outcomes -- 8. English Plus: Exploring the Socioeconomic Benefits of Bilingualism in Southern California -- Section 3: Employment, Educational Attainment and Bilingualism -- 9. Bilinguals in the US and College Enrollment -- 10. Employer Preferences: Do Bilingual Applicants and Employees Experience an Advantage? -- Section 4: Policy Options: Fostering Bilingualism in the Market Place -- 11. The International Baccalaureate: A College Preparat ory Pathway for Heritage Language Speakers and Immigrant Youth -- 12. Looking Toward the Future: Opportunities in a Shifting Linguistic Landscape -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Collectively, the authors draw on novel methodological approaches and new data to examine the economics of bilingualism for the new generation of bilinguals entering a digital-age globalized workforce. The authors also pay considerable attention to how to best capture measures of bilingualism and biliteracy, given the constraints of most existing datasets.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781783092420 9781783092437
10.21832/9781783092437 doi
2014016752
Career education--United States.
Education, Bilingual--United States.
English language--Business English--Study and teaching.
English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.
English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
English language--Technical English--Study and teaching.
Interdisciplinary approach in education--United States.
Interdisciplinary approach in education--United States.
Literacy--United States.
Vocational education--United States.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
PE1068.U5 / B55 2014 PE1068.U5 / B55 2014
428.0071/073