TY - BOOK AU - de Mejía,Anne-Marie TI - Power, Prestige and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education T2 - Bilingual Education & Bilingualism SN - 9781853595912 AV - LC3719 U1 - 370.117/5 21 PY - 2002///] CY - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : PB - Multilingual Matters, KW - Education, Bilingual KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Upper class KW - Education KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Acknowledgements --; Part 1. General Perspectives and Issues --; Chapter 1. Elite Bilingualism as a World-wide Phenomenon --; Chapter 2. Definitions and Distinctions --; Chapter 3. Elite Bilingualism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon --; Chapter 4. Teaching and Learning in Elite Bilingual Classrooms --; Chapter 5. Relationships and Participants in Elite Bilingual Educational Processes --; Chapter 6. Research Traditions and Trends, Partnerships and Empowerment in Elite Bilingual Educational Contexts --; Part 2. Overview of Elite Bilingual Provision in Specific Contexts of Implementation --; Chapter 7. Africa: Multilingualism, Vernaculars, Intra- and International Languages --; Chapter 8. South America: From Provision for Expatriates to Bilingual Education for Host Country Nationals --; Chapter 9. Asia: ‘Languages of the Head and Languages of the Heart’ --; Chapter 10. Europe: Prestige Languages and International Communication --; Chapter 11. Oceania: Immersion in Languages Other than English --; Chapter 12. The Discourse of Elite Bilingual Education: A Critical Analysis --; Chapter 13. Common Problem Areas in the Practice of Bilingual Pedagogy in Elite Educational Contexts --; Chapter 14. Conclusions and Future Perspectives on Practice and Research in Elite Bilingual Education --; References --; Index; restricted access N2 - This book describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as ‘elite’ or ‘prestigious’ bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The development of different types of elite bilingual or multilingual educational provision is discussed and an argument is made for the need to study bilingual education in majority as well as in minority contexts UR - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853595929 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781853595929 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781853595929/original ER -