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The Multilingual Edge of Education
Piet Van Avermaet (Ed.)
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Description for The Multilingual Edge of Education
Hardback. Editor(s): Avermaet, Piet Van; Slembrouck, S.; Gorp, K. van; Sierens, Sven; Maryns, Katrijn. Num Pages: 320 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book highlights the need to develop new educational perspectives in which multilingualism is valorised and strategically used in settings and contexts of instruction and learning. Situated in the current educational debate about multilingualism and ethno-linguistic minorities, chapter authors examine the polarised response to heightened linguistic diversity and how the debate is very much premised on binary views of monolingualism and multi- or bilingualism. Contributors argue that the diverse linguistic backgrounds of immigrant and minority students should be considered an asset, instead of being regarded as a barrier to teaching and learning. From its title through to its conclusion, this ... Read more
This book highlights the need to develop new educational perspectives in which multilingualism is valorised and strategically used in settings and contexts of instruction and learning. Situated in the current educational debate about multilingualism and ethno-linguistic minorities, chapter authors examine the polarised response to heightened linguistic diversity and how the debate is very much premised on binary views of monolingualism and multi- or bilingualism. Contributors argue that the diverse linguistic backgrounds of immigrant and minority students should be considered an asset, instead of being regarded as a barrier to teaching and learning. From its title through to its conclusion, this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137548559
SKU
V9781137548559
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Ref
99-15
About Piet Van Avermaet (Ed.)
Piet Van Avermaet is Professor in `Language and Diversity' in the Linguistics Department of Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Director of the Centre for Diversity & Learning at the same University. Stef Slembrouck is Senior Full Professor in English Linguistics at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Director of the University Language Centre. Koen Van ... Read more
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