Contents -- Introduction 11 -- Part I: Contextualization -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Bilingual and Plurilingual Education 17 -- Chapter 2: The Primary and Secondary School Curriculum in Spain 51 -- Chapter 3: The Andalusian Plurilingual Programme in Primary and Secondary Education 77 -- Part II: Bilingual Education in Monolingual Areas -- Chapter 4: A Bilingual Education Research Project in Monolingual Areas 107 -- Chapter 5: Bilingualism and Competence in the Mother Tongue 135 -- Chapter 6: Learning English and Learning through English 157 -- Chapter 7: Monolingual and Bilingual Students' Competence in Social Sciences 195 -- Chapter 8: The Cultural Knowledge of Monolingual and Bilingual Studies 223 -- Part III: Case Studies -- Chapter 9: The International Spanish Academies in California 239 -- Chapter 10: The Dual Immersion Program at R.W. Emerson Elementary (USA) 267 -- Chapter 11: Bilingual Education at Roosevelt Elementary School in Cicero (USA) 297 -- Chapter 12: Plurilingual Education in Bilingual Areas: The Case of Galicia 327 -- Chapter 13: Synthesis of Principles, Practices and Results 351 -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Spanish Language and Literature Test (6 th Grade, Primary Education) 367 -- Appendix 2: Spanish Language and Literature Test (4 th Grade, Secondary Education, age 16) 373 -- Appendix 3: English Test: Listening, Reading and Writing (6 th Grade, Primary Education) 381 -- Appendix 4: English Test: Listening, Reading and Writing (4 th Grade, Secondary Education) 385 -- Appendix 5: English Speaking Test (6 th Grade, Primary Education) 393 -- Appendix 6: English Speaking Test (4 th Grade, Secondary Education) 395 -- Appendix 7: Natural, Social and Cultural Knowledge Test (6 th Grade, Primary Education) 399.

Appendix 8: Social Sciences (Geography and History) Test (4 th Grade, Secondary Education) 405 -- Appendix 9: Cultural Test Primary (6 th Grade) and Secondary Education (4 th Grade) 409 -- Appendix 10: Interest and Motivation for Primary School Subjects (6 th Grade) 415 -- Appendix 11: Interest and Motivation for Secondary School Subjects (4 th Grade) 417 -- Appendix 12: Perception of General Competences in Secondary Education (4 th Grade) 419 -- Appendix 13: Preferences of Classes Conducted in the Foreign Language (English) 421 -- Appendix 14: Levels of Success and Difficulties of Bilingual Programmes 423 -- Appendix 15: Program of Cooperation Between the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Spain and Saddleback Valley Unified School District in Order to Establish an International Spanish Academy 425 -- Appendix 16: School Reports Submitted to the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain (2008-2009) 429 -- Appendix 17: Foreign Language Contents for Primary and Secondary Education in Spanish Schools 431 -- Appendix 18: Social and Cultural Knowledge Contents for Primary Education 437 -- Appendix 19: Social Sciences (Geography and History) Contents for Secondary Education 439 -- Appendix 20: Social Sciences Evaluation Criteria for Primary and Secondary Education 443 -- Appendix 21: Results of the Cultural Knowledge Test in Primary and Secondary Education 447 -- References 451 -- Notes on Contributors 469.