Rethinking the Education of Multilingual Learners

A Critical Analysis of Theoretical Concepts

af Jim Cummins

Over the past 40 years, Jim Cummins has originated theories which have had a profound effect on the education of multilingual learners across the world. In this book he traces the development of these theories, and addresses the critiques they have received and their subsequent impact on his thinking and the application of his theories in schools.