Flexible Multilingual Education

Flexible Multilingual Education
Title Flexible Multilingual Education PDF eBook
Author Jean-Jacques Weber
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 226
Release 2014-05-08
Genre Education
ISBN 1783091991

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This book examines the benefits of multilingual education that puts children’s needs and interests above the individual languages involved. It advocates flexible multilingual education, which builds upon children’s actual home resources and provides access to both the local and global languages that students need for their educational and professional success. It argues that, as more and more children grow up multilingually in our globalised world, there is a need for more nuanced multilingual solutions in language-in-education policies. The case studies reveal that flexible multilingual education – rather than mother tongue education – is the most promising way of moving towards the elusive goal of educational equity in today’s world of globalisation, migration and superdiversity.

Flexible Multilingual Education

Flexible Multilingual Education
Title Flexible Multilingual Education PDF eBook
Author Jean-Jacques Weber
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 208
Release 2014-05-12
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1783092017

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This book examines the benefits of multilingual education that puts children’s needs and interests above the individual languages involved. It advocates flexible multilingual education, which builds upon children’s actual home resources and provides access to both the local and global languages that students need for their educational and professional success. It argues that, as more and more children grow up multilingually in our globalised world, there is a need for more nuanced multilingual solutions in language-in-education policies. The case studies reveal that flexible multilingual education – rather than mother tongue education – is the most promising way of moving towards the elusive goal of educational equity in today’s world of globalisation, migration and superdiversity.

Language Learning and Teaching in a Multilingual World

Language Learning and Teaching in a Multilingual World
Title Language Learning and Teaching in a Multilingual World PDF eBook
Author Marie-Françoise Narcy-Combes
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 209
Release 2019-03-06
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1788922999

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The majority of people around the world live in multilingual societies, and so it follows that plurilingualism should be considered normal. This book proposes a flexible and adaptive framework for designing and implementing language learning environments and tasks, which will be useful for practitioners working in classrooms where many languages are already spoken. The authors begin by presenting a state-of-the-art review of current research on language learning, language teaching and multilingual language acquisition. This is followed by a qualitative review of 37 multilingual research projects, which are treated as case studies to inform the practical guidance that constitutes the remainder of the book. The information and practical framework contained within this book will be of interest to researchers, teachers and teacher educators.

Multilingualism and Creativity

Multilingualism and Creativity
Title Multilingualism and Creativity PDF eBook
Author Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 236
Release 2012-09-03
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1847697968

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In this monograph, Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin presents the results of his empirical investigation into the impact of multilingual practice on an individual's creative potential. Until now, the relationship between these two activities has received little attention in the academic community. The book makes an attempt to resuscitate this theme and provides a solid theoretical framework supported by contemporary empirical research conducted in a variety of geographic, linguistic, and sociocultural locations. This study demonstrates that several factors - such as the multilinguals' age of language acquisition, proficiency in these languages and experience with cultural settings in which these languages were acquired - have a positive impact on selective attention and language mediated concept activation mechanisms. Together, these facilitate generative and innovative capacities of creative thinking. This book will be of great interest not only to scholars in the fields of multilingualism and creativity, but also to educators and all those interested in enhancing foreign language learning and fostering creativity.

Social Justice through Multilingual Education

Social Justice through Multilingual Education
Title Social Justice through Multilingual Education PDF eBook
Author Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 408
Release 2009-08-20
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1847696856

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The principles for enabling children to become fully proficient multilinguals through schooling are well known. Even so, most indigenous/tribal, minority and marginalised children are not provided with appropriate mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MLE) that would enable them to succeed in school and society. In this book experts from around the world ask why this is, and show how it can be done. The book discusses general principles and challenges in depth and presents case studies from Canada and the USA, northern Europe, Peru, Africa, India, Nepal and elsewhere in Asia. Analysis by leading scholars in the field shows the importance of building on local experience. Sharing local solutions globally can lead to better theory, and to action for more social justice and equality through education.

Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students

Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students
Title Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students PDF eBook
Author C. Patrick Proctor
Publisher Guilford Publications
Pages 265
Release 2016-09-08
Genre Education
ISBN 1462527183

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Recent educational reform initiatives such as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) largely fail to address the needs--or tap into the unique resources--of students who are developing literacy skills in both English and a home language. This book discusses ways to meet the challenges that current standards pose for teaching emergent bilingual students in grades K-8. Leading experts describe effective, standards-aligned instructional approaches and programs expressly developed to promote bilingual learners' academic vocabulary, comprehension, speaking, writing, and content learning. Innovative policy recommendations and professional development approaches are also presented.

Multilingual Testing and Assessment

Multilingual Testing and Assessment
Title Multilingual Testing and Assessment PDF eBook
Author Gessica De Angelis
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 101
Release 2021-09-06
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1800410565

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The field of multilingual testing and assessment has grown rapidly in recent years due to the widespread need to integrate immigrant populations into mainstream education and to provide fair and equitable forms of assessment for all students. However, a continuing emphasis on bilingual students has created a significant gap in testing and assessment research. This book addresses the need for research and guidance on testing multilingual students: at its heart is the difference between designing multilingual tests and testing multilingual individuals. The author introduces an integrated approach to testing and assessment, a flexible approach that combines information about multilingual learners' knowledge, skills and abilities with information about their language background and living environment. The book provides an overview of existing research conducted with multilingual populations; provides guidelines for test-writers, teachers and educators that outline the steps involved in the design, administration, scoring and interpretation of tests for multiple language speakers; and demonstrates how to use the integrated approach to testing and assessment in a multilingual educational context.