Bilingual education

Order Description

Task: 1. BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Provide an overview of the different types of bilingual education, and explain why and in what way the so called ‘strong’ forms of bilingual education are more effective than ‘weak’ forms, referring to the literature. Comment on the limitations of research carried out to prove the effectiveness of bilingual programmes.You can refer to Baker, C. (2011). Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism.

Word limit: 3,000 to 3,500

Marking criteria, Level 7

• Demonstration of a range of relevant reading and understanding of issues
• Demonstration of critical evaluation of issues related to the various facets of bilingualism in different contexts (societal, individual, educational, cognitive)
• Depth and breadth of discussion of the chosen topic
• Coherence of assignment, especially overall organisation and division into sections and paragraphs
• Presentation, especially correctness of referencing and bibliography
• Quality of writing