Bilingualism in International Schools: A Model for Enriching Language Education

Carder has taught English as a second language for 25-plus years in Europe, the Middle East, and Mexico. He has been with the Vienna International School (VIS) in Austria since 1981, where there are students of 100 nationalities and 74 mother tongues. Based on his years with the VIS, Carder offers a three-part model of additive bilingualism to encourage the acquisition of English and retention of students' mother tongue--a second language program, providing an instructional model for acquiring appropriate skills in English; linguistic and cultural awareness training as a component in the professional development of staff, administrators, and teachers; and a mother tongue program for minority students. Designed for school leaders, program designers, teachers, and parents. Distributed in the U.S. by UTP Distribution. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Maurice Carder’s career has been dedicated to second language learners of English. After graduating with a BA Honours in Spanish (Bristol) he gained Qualified Teacher Status at the Institute of Education (London). He had teaching posts in Sevilla, Tehran, Lisbon, Greece, Porto, and Bath (UK) before gaining an MA in Linguistics (Lancaster). This led to posts in Mexico and Germany, then to the Vienna International School, Austria, in 1981, where he has remained until now. He has worked on various projects with the International Baccalaureate Organisation, and done much committee work with the European Council of International Schools. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. His writings on bilingualism and language-related matters have appeared in several books, and in journals such as the International Schools Journal and the Journal for Research in International Education.