Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings: Comparisons across Contexts

This book explores multilingualism in educational settings in the Global North, comparing and contrasting findings across geographical contexts to understand the facets of multilingualism that conform and diverge. It is of interest to researchers, administrators, practitioners, and students in multilingual education, sociolinguistics, youth culture, and identity studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2023
Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Exploring multilingualism as a multifaceted,context-dependent,societal, and individual phenomenon, this book delves into perspectives on how multiple languages are made (in)visible within educational settings in the Global North. The authors of each chapter compare and contrast findings across geographical contexts, aiming to understand the facets of multilingualism that both conform across contexts and diverge context-specifically. The chapters span from contributions focusing on national/state planning for the development of sustainable multilingual and intercultural educational policies to chapters that address multilingual practices and identities of students and student teachers, as well as the consequences for language practices, strategies, and policies in diversifying societies. This cross-contextual, comparative, and interdisciplinary exploration of multilingualism holds immense interest for researchers, administrators, practitioners, and students within the domains of multilingual education, sociolinguistics, youth culture, and identity studies. The book is freely accessible under a CC BY-NC-ND license.

Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800412996