Professor Colin Baker

Name:

Position:

Professor of Education

Email:

eds009@bangor.ac.uk

Location:

Eifionydd, Normal Site

Phone:

01248 382931

Dr Colin Baker is Professor of Education at Bangor University. He is the author of 15 books and over 50 articles on bilingualism and bilingual education, with specific interests in language planning and bilingual education.

His textbook ‘Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism’ (Multilingual Matters, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2006), now in preparation for its 5th edition, has sold over 50,000 copies and has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Latvian, Greek and Mandarin. In 1994, the first edition won a prize as “Best Book of 1993 by an established author” (Standing Conference in Education).

His ‘Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education’ (Multilingual Matters, with S.P. Jones) won the British Association for Applied Linguistics Book Prize Award for 1999. In 2000, he was honoured with the California Association for Bilingual Education Special Recognition Award for Research and Scholarly Activity.

He is Editor of the International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education and also edits two Book Series for Multilingual Matters.

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism:

http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/journals/journals_ijbeb.asp

http://www.multilingual-matters.net/beb/default.htm

Book Publishers: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

In addition to academic activities, Colin Baker has held two government appointments as a member of the Assessment and Curriculum Council and the Welsh Language Board. He is married with three bilingual children.

Email: c.r.baker@bangor.ac.uk

Address:

College of Education and Lifelong Learning

Bangor University

BANGOR, North Wales, LL57 2PZ, UK

Education:

Danbury Primary School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
University College of North Wales (undergraduate)
SSRC (ESRC) Postgraduate Studentship for a Ph.D. Thesis

Qualifications:

B.A. (Wales) 1st Class Honours in Educational Studies
Ph.D. (Wales)
Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1994)

Positions Held:

1973-1974 Temporary Lecturer in Education, Dept. Education, University College of North Wales
1974-1976 Assistant Teacher, Billericay Comprehensive School, Essex - teaching Mathematics & Music
1976-1977 Assistant Teacher, Christleton High School, Chester, -teaching Mathematics and SEN
1977- Lecturer and subsequently Senior Lecturer in Education, University College of North Wales
1986-1990 Sub Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
1994 - Professor of Education (Personal Chair, University of Wales)

Lecturing and Supervision

Lectures to Master’s groups on Education Research Methodology
Supervisor to students studying for PhD, MPhil and MA.

Selection of Publications:

2007

Bilingual Education: An Introductory Reader. (with Ofelia García, Teachers College, New York). Multilingual Matters, Clevedon.

A Parents and Teachers Guide to Bilingualism (Book). Multilingual Matters, (3rd Edition).

Opening Plenary Paper for the ‘European Union Regional and Minority Languages in Education Systems Conference, Brussels 27th/28th April 2006: ‘Changing Perspectives in Bilingual and Multilingual Education’. Published in ‘Regional and Minority Languages in Education Systems’ Brussels: European Commission, 2007 (pages126 to 147.)

‘Becoming Bilingual at School’ In P. Auer & Li Wei (eds) ‘Multilingualism’ Mouton de Gruyter.

‘Survey Methods in Researching Language and Education. In K. King & N.Hornberger (eds) ‘ Research Methods in Language and Education’. Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2nd edition, Vol 2. Research Methods in Language and Education. Berlin: Springer.

‘Knowledge of Language, Bilingualism and Multilingualism. In J. Cenoz & N. Hornberger (eds) Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2nd edition, Vol 6. Knowledge about Language. Berlin: Springer.

‘Bilingual Education in the United States: a View from Abroad’. In The Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education (Ed. J.M. Gonzalez), Sage Publications.

‘Bilingualism and Multilingualism’ In K. Malmkjaer (ed.) The Linguistics Encyclopedia (3rd edition), Routledge, 2008.

2006

Foundations of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism (4th edition). Multilingual Matters, Clevedon.

Bilingual Education. In K. Brown (ed.) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 2nd Edition. Oxford, Elsevier. (p.772-780).

2005

Psycho-sociological analysis in language policy research. In T. Ricento (ed.) An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method. Malden, MA: Blackwell. 2005.

2004

Bilingual Education in the Basque Country: A Model of its Influence. (With J. Aiestaran). Welsh Journal of Education, 2004,13,1,8-29.

2003

Language Planning: A Grounded Approach. In Jean-Marc Dewaele, Alex Housen & Li Wei., Bilingualism: Beyond Basic Principles.' Festschrift in Honour of Hugo Baetens Beardsmore' Multilingual Matters, Clevedon.

Addysg Cyfrwng Cymraeg fel System (tud. 66-84) yn G.Roberts & C. Williams (gol.) Addysg Gymraeg Addysg Gymreig. Coleg Addysg a Dysgu Gydol Oes, Bangor (gyda Twm Prys Jones).

Natur ac Anghenion Disgyblion Dwyieithog (tud. 103-115) yn G.Roberts & C. Williams (gol) Addysg Gymraeg Addysg Gymreig. Coleg Addysg a Dysgu Gydol Oes, Bangor (gyda Jessica Clapham).

Education as a Site of Language Contact. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics ‘Language Contact and Change’ 2003, Volume 23, 95-112. Cambridge University Press.

Biliteracy and Transliteracy in Wales: Language Planning and the Welsh National Curriculum. In N. Hornberger (ed.) Continua of Biliteracy: An Ecological Framework for Educational Policy, Research and Practice in Multilingual Settings. Multilingual Matters, Clevedon.

Pre-School Welsh Language Development: The Impact of Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin (with Elen Lloyd Roberts. Also published in Welsh as Datblygiad Ieithyddol Cyn Ysgol: Effaith Gwaith Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin. Cardiff: Welsh Language Board.

2002

A Biography of Jim Cummins. In R. Mesthrie (ed.) The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics. Elsevier Science..

Bilingual Education. Chapter in R. Kaplan The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics. New York: Oxford University Press. (pp 229-242)

Bilingvisma Un Bilingvalas Izglitibas Pamati. (Latvian edition of the Foundations book) Sorosa Fonds Latvija (with Ina Druviete).

2001

"Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" (book). Multilingual Matters, Clevedon. (3rd Edition).

112 . An Introductory Reader to the Writings of Jim Cummins. (book). Multilingual Matters, (with Nancy H. Hornberger).

Guía Para Padres y Maestros de Niños Bilingües. (book). Multilingual Matters, Clevedon (written with Prof Alma Flor Ada, San Francisco, USA).

2000

A Parents and Teachers Guide to Bilingualism (book). Multilingual Matters, (Second Edition).

The Care and Education of Young Bilinguals: An Introduction for Professional (book). Multilingual Matters.

Three Perspectives on Bilingual Education Policy in Wales: Bilingual Education as Language Planning, Bilingual Education as Pedagogy and Bilingual Education as Politics. Chapter in R Daugherty, R Phillips & G. Rees (eds.) Education Policy in Wales: Explorations in Devolved Governance. University of Wales Press.

Welsh Language Education: A Strategy for Revitalisation Chapter in C. Williams (ed.) 'Language Revitalisation: Policy and Planning'. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.

"Bilingualism" and "Bilingual Education". Two articles in The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning (ed. Michael Byram) Routledge.

1999

Sign Language and the Deaf Community. Chapter in Fishman, J. (ed.) Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity, New York:

Oxford University Press.

1998

Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. Multilingual Matters, 1998. (with Sylvia Prys Jones). This won the British Association for Applied Linguistics Book Prize Award for 1999.

Bilingual Education in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Chapter in The Encyclopedia of Language: Volume 5: Bilingual Education. Mouton de Gruyter. (pages 127-141).

Survey Methods in Researching Language and Education. Chapter in The Encyclopedia of Language: Volume 8: Research Methods in Language and Education, Mouton de Gruyter. (pages 35-46).

1997

Language Contact in the Classroom. Chapter in "Recent Studies in Contact Linguistics "(Eds. W. Wölck & A. de Houwer (20th Anniversary Festschrift for the Research Centre on Multilingualism, Plurilingua) Bonn: Dummler.

"Educating for Bilingualism for Deaf Children "Journal of the British Association of the Teachers of the Deaf, 1997, 21,2,3-9.

Contact Between Languages in Great Britain. Chapter In "Contact Linguistics" (Ed. Peter Nelde), Published by Walter de Gruyter. 1997

The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education. Article in Research Information for Teachers (New Zealand Council for Educational Research), 1997, 2, 1-5.

1996

"Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" (book). Multilingual Matters, (Second Edition, 1996). Also published in Japanese by Taishukan Publishing Company (1996) and Spanish by Catedra (Spain) (1997)

"Educating for Bilingualism - Key Themes and Issues for Deaf Children" In P. Knight & R. Swanwick (eds) "Bilingualism and the Education of Deaf Children: Advances in Practice". Leeds: ADEDC, University of Leeds.

Perceptions of Bilinguals. European Journal of Intercultural Studies, 1996, 7,1, 45-51.

1995

Bilingual Education and Assessment. Chapter in "Bilingualism, Education and Identity" (eds. B.M. Jones & P. Ghuman), University of Wales Press.

Policy and Practice in Bilingual Education: A Reader Extending the Foundations. University of Wales, Bangor (book-co-edited with Ofelia García, City College of New York). Multilingual Matters.

"A Parents and Teachers Guide to Bilingualism" (book). Multilingual Matters, (May 1995). Also published in Swedish as Barnets Väg Till Tvåspråkighet by Förlaget Påfågeln, Uppsala. (1996)

Educating for Bilingualism. Article in "Towards a Typology of Minority Language" Education European Commission (DG XXII), Brussels Belgium.

Bilingualism and Intelligence. Chapter in "Change in Education" (ed. Glenn Smith et al.). LEPS Press: Northern Illinois University. 1995 (second edition).

1993

"Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" (Book). Multilingual

Matters,(commissioned) (Hardback and paperback; xvi+322 pages). This book was the 1994 Standing Conference in Education Book Prizewinner (Best book of 1993 by an established author).

Bilingualism and Information Technology. Chapter in "European Models of Bilingual Education." Hugo Baetens Beardsmore (ed.), Multilingual Matters.

Bilingual Education in Wales. Chapter in "European Models of Bilingual Education." Hugo Baetens Beardsmore (ed.), Multilingual Matters, 1993.

GWASG Final Report: Evaluation of the National Curriculum Assessment of Welsh and Welsh as a Second Language. (November 1993). Welsh Office, Cardiff. (ISBN: 0 7504 0744 1)

1992

"Attitudes and Language" (book), Multilingual Matters: Clevedon, 1992. (Hardback and Paperback, 173+x pages).

The Evaluation of National Curriculum Assessment of Welsh and Welsh Second Language at Key Stages 1,2 and 3: An Interim Report to the Welsh Office & the Schools Examinations and Assessment Council, May 1992 (18 pages) with Iolo Wyn Williams.

1991

"The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education" Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991, 11, 4, 269-277

1990

"The Growth of Bilingual Education in the Secondary Schools of Wales" (chapter) in 'Perspectives on a Century of Secondary Education in Wales 1889-1989' W.G.Evans (ed.), CAA, Y Ganolfan Astudiaethau Addysg, 1990

Final Report to E.S.R.C. 'Attitudes to the Welsh Language and Bilingualism'

1988

"Key Issues in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education" (book)

Multilingual Matters: Clevedon, 1988. (Hardback and Paperback, 222 pages).

"Normative Testing and Bilingual Populations". Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988, Volume 9, No. 5, 399-409.

1987

Guest Editor of Special Issue of 'Education for Development' on

'Bilingualism and Bilingual Education', 1987, 10, 3 (Editorial p.3-6).

1986

"Profion Bangor" ('Cynllun y Canllaw') (book) A series of diagnostic tests for Welsh

1985

"Aspects of Bilingualism in Wales" (book), Multilingual Matters:

Clevedon, 1985. (Hardback and Paperback; 209 pages).

1984

"Language Background Classification" Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1984, 5,1, 43-56 (with J. Hinde).

"Two Models for Curriculum Development in Minority Languages" (chapter) in Williams, P. "Special Education in Minority Communities", Open University Press.

1983

"Provision of Materials and Tests for Welsh Speaking Pupils with Learning Difficulties: A National Survey" Educational Research, 1983. 25, 1, p.60-70. (with C.L. Griffith).