Multilingualism and Multiculturalism - Language Learning and Multilingualism Hardcover

About the Book

This volume examines multilingualism and multiculturalism, language leaching and learning. It is a collection of studies guided by theoretical and practical interdisciplinary approaches to multilingualism and multiculturalism featuring contributors with expertise in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy and education.

Book Synopsis

This edited volume emphasizes the critical role of macro, meso and micro factors in development of multilingual and multicultural environment for learning and teaching. The collection advocates for inclusive education, safe spaces for both teachers and students, teachers and students' agency, educators' reflection, and continuous professional development. It promotes the idea of multilingualism as a learning resource by overcoming a monolingual bias and language ideologies and by taking learners' individual differences, social, economic and political factors into consideration. The originality of this collection is in its diversity spanning linguistic, sociocultural, and pedagogical dimensions.

About the Author

Sviatlana Karpava (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics/Multilingualism at the Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus. Her areas of research are applied linguistics, first/second, heritage language acquisition, bilingualism, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, teaching/education, digital literacy, family language policy.
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