Sarah J. Shin is Professor of Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and The International Multilingual Research Journal.

1. Facts and Myths about Bilingualism

2. Bilingualism in a Globalized World

3. The Politics of Bilingualism

4. Heritage Language Education

5. Bilingualism and Identity

6. Social and Conversational Aspects of Code-Switching

7. Educating English Learners

8. Educational Models that Promote Additive Bilingualism

9. Multilingual Families

This introduction to the sociolinguistic and educational aspects of and political issues surrounding bilingualism has been updated to include extensive material that deals with holistic understandings of bilingual performance; heritage language programs; recent developments in policies surrounding English language education & assessment; and more.