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Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings Siv Bjoerklund

Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings By Siv Bjoerklund

Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings by Siv Bjoerklund


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Exploring multilingualism as a complex, context-related, societal and individual phenomenon, this book centres around perspectives on how multiple languages are made (in)visible within educational settings. The chapters compare findings across geographical contexts in the areas of language policy and planning, multilingual practices and identity.

Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings Summary

Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings: Comparisons across Contexts by Siv Bjoerklund

Exploring multilingualism as a complex, context-related, societal and individual phenomenon, this book centres around perspectives on how multiple languages are made (in)visible within educational settings in the Global North. The authors of each chapter compare and contrast findings across geographical contexts with the goal of understanding the facets of multilingualism that, on the one hand, conform across contexts, and on the other, diverge context-specifically. The chapters range from contributions with a focus on national/state planning for the development of sustainable multilingual and intercultural educational policies, to chapters that deal with multilingual practices and identities of students and student teachers as well as the consequences for language practices, strategies and policies in diversifying societies. This cross-contextual, comparative and interdisciplinary exploration of multilingualism will be of great interest to researchers, administrators, practitioners and students within the fields of multilingual education, sociolinguistics, youth culture and identity studies. The book is open access under a CC BY NC ND licence.

Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings Reviews

A remarkable and innovative volume that addresses multilingualism from a cross-disciplinary and cross-context perspective. By comparing and contrasting geographically different educational settings, this timely book provides a much-needed resource for policy stakeholders and researchers to understand the various aspects of multilingualism and linguistic diversity in broader educational domains, from language policy to language programmes and from classroom practices to individual identity. * Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen, University of Bath, UK *
This timely volume reveals important similarities and differences of multilingualism in a wide-ranging set of case studies. Its systematic comparative approach shows the benefits of exploring multilingualism across contexts. The book provides an invaluable resource for educators, policymakers, and researchers interested in the study of multilingualism and education. * Durk Gorter, University of the Basque Country; Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Spain *
This timely and engaging collection of comparative explorations of multilingualism as manifested in educational policy, curricular reform and praxis represents a compelling and important contribution to the literature on multilingualism. It is indispensable reading for all those who seek to understand the complexity of multilingualism across a wide range of contexts. * Diane J. Tedick, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA *

About Siv Bjoerklund

Siv Bjoerklund is Professor of Swedish Immersion and Multilingualism at Abo Akademi University, Finland. Her research interests include language immersion and multilingual education and she serves as a board member of the Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education.

Mikaela Bjoerklund is City Manager of Narpes and a researcher at Abo Akademi University, Finland. Her research focuses on multilingualism and multiculturalism in education in the Nordic countries, as well as CLIL, linguistic schoolscapes and Dominant Language Constellations.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Siv Bjoerklund and Mikaela Bjoerklund: Introduction

Chapter 1. Jim Cummins and Jarmo Lainio: A Comparison of Swedish and Canadian Educational Policies and Instructional Practices: The Case of Multilingual Language Learners

Chapter 2. Kamil OEzerk and Colin H. Williams: National Curriculum Reforms and Their Impact on Indigenous and Minority Languages: The Sami in Norway and Welsh in Wales in Comparative Perspective

Chapter 3. Anna Slotte, Janus Spindler Moller and Tuuli From: Languaging and Language Policies among Multilingual Children and Youth Groups in Finland and Denmark

Chapter 4. Julia Llompart, Tjasa Draznik and Mari Bergroth: 'I am a Plurilingual Speaker, but can I Teach Plurilingual Speakers?' Contradictions in Student Teacher Discourses on Plurilingualism in Spain, Slovenia and Finland

Chapter 5. Sviatlana Karpava, Mikaela Bjoerklund and Siv Bjoerklund: In Search of Dominant Language Constellations among Multilingual Young Adults in Cyprus and Finland: The Influence of Multiple Language Use and Practices on Linguistic Identity and Trajectories as Future Teachers

Chapter 6. Agnieszka Otwinowska, Mari Bergroth and Eve Zyzik: Supporting Multilingual Learning in Educational Contexts: Lessons from Poland, Finland and California

Chapter 7. Lorenzo Zanasi, Karita Mard-Miettinen and Verena Platzgummer: Researching Adolescents' Linguistic Repertoires in Multilingual Areas: Case Studies from South Tyrol and Finland

Colin H. Williams: Creating Synergies in Comparative Multilingualism: An Epilogue

Index

Additional information

NGR9781800412996
9781800412996
1800412991
Policy and Practice for Multilingual Educational Settings: Comparisons across Contexts by Siv Bjoerklund
New
Paperback
Multilingual Matters
2023-03-23
232
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