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Fair and authentic assessment

Assessment should not compare native speakers to second-language speakers. Assessment should be criterion-referenced or performance-based and conducted in the language of instruction or choice.

8 Conclusion

Bilingual education, both for minorities and majorities, has experienced tremendous growth all over the world in the last 30 years. This article has reviewed its historical development, looked at the different societal aims for bilingual education, analyzed the advantages of bilingualism, examined the different types of bilingual education, summarized the sociolinguistic principles responsible for the differing linguistic outcomes of bilingual education, and finally listed socio-educational principles associated with greater bilingualism and biliteracy.

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GARCIA, OFELIA. "Bilingual Education." The Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Coulmas, Florian (ed). Blackwell Publishing, 1998. Blackwell Reference Online. 28 December 2007 <http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/tocnode? id=g9780631211938_chunk_g978063121193827>

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The Handbook of Sociolinguistics

Edited by: Florian Coulmas eISBN: 9780631211938

Print publication date: 1998

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