Table of Contents

Attitudes and language - foundational issues; the origin of language attitudes; attitudes and language - a research perspective; attitudes to bilingualism; language and attitude change; language and attitude change - a research perspective; perspectives and prospects.

About the Author

Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor of Education at Bangor University. He has three bilingual children and has given talks for over 20 years to parents and teachers on bilingualism. His many publications on bilingualism include Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, which has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Latvian, Greek and Mandarin and is now in its 5th edition (2011).