Bilingualism and multilingualism

Migrationsbedingte Mehrsprachigkeit stellt insbesondere in deutschen Großstädten eine gesellschaftliche Realität dar, doch zum Umgang mit dieser sprachlichen Heterogenität – insbesonde re im formalen Kontext der Schule – wird weiterhin eine kontroverse Debatte geführt.

A Co-Publication of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

This critical ethnographic account of the Yangon deaf community in Myanmar offers unique insights into the dynamics of a vibrant linguistic and cultural minority community in the region and also sheds further light on broader questions around language policy.

A first synthesis of work done in sociolinguistic superdiversity, this volume offers a substantial introduction to the field and the issues and state-of-the-art research papers organized around three themes: Sketching the paradigm, Sociolinguistic complexity, Policing complexity.

A practical and comprehensive resource, Supporting Multilingual Learners' Academic Language Development: A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction introduces an accessible language-based approach to teaching academic language to multilingual learners across the content areas.

This textbook is a comprehensive resource for teaching multicultural children's literature.

In this volume, Li Wei brings together contributions from well-known and emerging scholars in socio- and anthropological linguistics working on different linguistic and communicative aspects of the Chinese diaspora.

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric.

This volume introduces the study of language attrition--the forgetting of language.

This Element presents the main ideas to help readers understand the role of interaction in language learning.

This book examines the use of Chinese by school-aged Chinese Australians from a dual-track culturalisation perspective.

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W.

This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts.

From language classrooms to outdoor markets, the workplace is fundamental to socialisation.

This book documents a collaborative action research project in one school where researchers and practitioners worked together to develop multimodal literacies and pedagogies for diverse, multilingual elementary classrooms.

Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English language learners.

This book explores the ways in which migrants' experience in today's multilingual and multicultural society informs language use and processing, behavioural patterns, and perceptions of self-identity.

This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified as "e;immigrant"e; or "e;elite"e; and are thus linked to socio-economic class categories.

Drawing on the latest developments in bilingual and multilingual research, The Multilingual Turn offers a critique of, and alternative to, still-dominant monolingual theories, pedagogies and practices in SLA, TESOL, and bilingual education.

This book analyzes the construct of advanced proficiency in second language learning by bringing together empirical research from numerous linguistic domains and methodological traditions.

The recent increase in immigration patterns in the United States has meant an increase in the number of children whose first language is not English entering American schools.

This book presents research on the instruction of two heritage languages and two foreign languages in Israeli schools.

This book examines a neglected area of foreign-language teaching and learning: difficult and aggressive situations.

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of dual language education for Latina/o English language learners (ELLs) in the United States, with a particular focus on the state of Texas and the U.

Originally published in 1992.

This text critically examines changes in Ghanaian language and literacy policy following independence in 1957 to consider its impacts on early literacy teaching.

This expanded edition of the International Multilingual Research Journal's recent special issue on translanguaging - or the dynamic, normative languaging practices of bilinguals - presents a powerful, comprehensive volume on current scholarship on this topic.

This state-of-the-art volume provides an interdisciplinary overview of current topics and research foci in the areas of linguistic diversity and migration-induced multilingualism and aims to lay the foundations for interdisciplinary work and the development of a common methodological framework for the field.

From its historical development to its current context, this is the first full-length overview of middle-class African American English.

In this comprehensive and detailed analysis of recent research on encouraging reflective practices in TESOL, Farrell demonstrates how this practice has been embraced within TESOL and how it continues to impact the field.

A comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the study of memory, language and cognitive processing across various populations of bilingual speakers.

English is the most widely taught and learned language in the world and is used for communication among speakers from different language backgrounds.

Changing socio-political landscapes, the dynamics of ‘glocalisation’, among other factors, are spawning new policy attitudes towards multilingualism, and again putting language planning (LP) on the map – in a manner reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s.

What if our notions of the nation as a site of belonging, the home as a safe place, or the mother tongue as a means to fluent comprehension did not apply?

Foundational and accessible, this book equips pre-service and practicing teachers with the knowledge, understanding, tools, and resources they need to help students in grades 4-12 develop reading proficiencies in four core academic subjects-literature, history, science, and mathematics.

This edited volume provides the follow up to Erling et al.

Candid and illuminating, this text exposes the educational realities of Latinos (U.

This book examines the experiences of couples with different language backgrounds and different cultural origins as they negotiate love, partnership and parenting.

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive view of the emerging area of heritage language study.

Drama is increasingly being recognised as a valuable pedagogy for language learning as it can harness children's imaginations and stimulate their desire to communicate.

Language Conflict in Educational Settings: International Perspectives delves into the intriguing intersection of contact linguistics and education, a topic that has been relatively unexplored until now.

This book examines the role textbooks play in the teaching of dominant and non-dominant (first and foreign) languages in a range of cultural contexts worldwide.

Home to immigrants from more than 140 countries speaking over 180 languages, Los Angeles is a microcosm of the world.

This addition to the Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition series presents a comprehensive review of the latest research findings on sentence processing in second language acquisition.

Applying a critical lens to language education, this book explores the tensions that Latinx students face in relation to their identities, social and institutional settings, and other external factors.