Changing Perspectives Towards Linguistic Diversity in Education
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783032164391 (ISBN)
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This book explores the need for a change in perspectives towards linguistic diversity and pluri/multilingual education, and highlights the role of teachers, students, caregivers, and researchers, as agents of social cohesion in today's complex societies. The book examines how a change in perspectives on the part of these social actors can challenge dominant language ideologies and trigger more equitable, just and cohesive educational environments and social communities that honour and leverage the linguistic repertoire of each individual. While the agency of students and teachers has been brought to the fore by a number of publications on pluri/multilingual education, this dimension is particularly relevant for researchers themselves, whose agency and epistemic stance are paramount in the construction and interpretation of observed phenomena. In this respect, this book tackles this aspect by means of autobiographical narratives, in which each author/researcher provides insights into experiences in their professional and/or personal life that had an impact on the way they see their agentive role in society. This book is intended for researchers, practitioners, language policy makers and graduate students with an interest in the link between pluri/multilingual education and cohesion in educational communities and the broader society.
Marta Guarda holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and English Studies from the University of Padova (Italy). She is currently a senior researcher at the Institute for Applied Linguistics of Eurac Research (Bolzano, Italy), where she conducts research in the field of inclusive plurilingual education. Her research interests also include the use of collaborative technologies (virtual exchange) for language and intercultural learning, English as a lingua franca (ELF) communication and the internationalisation of (higher) education.
Maria Stopfner is as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Eurac Research (Bolzano, Italy) and a senior lecturer at the University of Innsbruck (Austria). In her research, she is interested in the interrelationship between language and society and the role of education, politics and media in the discursive construction of ideologies and identities. Within the research group on multilingualism at Eurac Research, she focuses on the development of plurilingual competences in relation to influencing factors such as language policy, language ideology and identity in multilingual settings.
Introduction.- Language Learning, Identity, and Interaction: Findings from Multicultural Educational Contexts in Chile.- Plurilingual Multiliteracy Spanish as a Second Language Course for Return Students from the United States to Mexico.- Students as Agents of Change.- Plurilingual Education for Plurilingual Learners: A Project for Primary Schools.- Language Learning in the Community: A Bridge for Social Cohesion.- Co-constructing Plurilingual Activities in Italian Primary Schools. A Case Study Concerning the Benefits of a Participatory Approach to Teacher Training.- Shifting the Paradigm: Inclusive Plurilingual Education as a (Re)positioning Journey.- Plurilingual Education: Pathways to Social Change.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Educational Linguistics |
| Zusatzinfo | Approx. 200 p. 25 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| Schlagworte | Agency in Education • Equity and Incusion • learners' identities • Learners’ identities • Plurilingual and Multilingual Education • Plurilingualism and Multilingualism • Researchers' Agency • Researchers’ Agency • Social Cohesion in Education • Teachers' identities • Teachers’ identities |
| ISBN-13 | 9783032164391 / 9783032164391 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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