Theoretical And Applied Perspectives On Teaching Foreign Languages In Multilingual Settings

Author : Anna Krulatz,Georgios Neokleous,Anne Dahl
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788926430

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Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Teaching Foreign Languages in Multilingual Settings by Anna Krulatz,Georgios Neokleous,Anne Dahl Pdf

This book promotes linguistically responsive foreign language teaching practices in multilingual contexts by facilitating a dialogue between teachers and researchers. It advances a discussion of how to connect the acquisition of subsequent foreign languages with previous language knowledge to create culturally and linguistically inclusive foreign language classrooms, and how to strengthen the connection between research on multilingualism and foreign language teaching practice. The chapters present new approaches to foreign language instruction in multilingual settings, many of them forged in collaboration between foreign language teachers and researchers of multilingualism. The authors report findings of classroom-based research, including case studies and action research on topics such as the functions and applications of translanguaging in the foreign language classroom, the role of learners’ own languages in teaching additional languages, linguistically and culturally inclusive foreign language pedagogies, and teacher and learner attitudes to multilingual teaching approaches.

Author : BethAnne Paulsrud,Jenny Rosén,Boglárka Straszer,Åsa Wedin
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783097838

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New Perspectives on Translanguaging and Education by BethAnne Paulsrud,Jenny Rosén,Boglárka Straszer,Åsa Wedin Pdf

This edited collection explores the immense potential of translanguaging in educational settings and highlights teachers and students negotiating language ideologies in their everyday communicative practices. It makes a significant contribution to scholarship on translanguaging and considers the need for pedagogy to reflect and embrace diversity. The chapters provide rich empirical research and document translanguaging in varied educational contexts, with studies from pre-school to adult education in different, mainly European, countries, where English is not the dominant language. Together they expand our understanding of translanguaging and how it can be applied to a variety of settings. This book will be of interest to students and researchers, especially in education, language education and applied linguistics, as well as to professionals and policymakers.

Author : Amy S. Thompson
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781800411203

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The Role of Context in Language Teachers’ Self Development and Motivation by Amy S. Thompson Pdf

This book unpacks data from conversations with bi-/multilingual EFL teachers whose L1s are languages other than English and who are from understudied contexts – Argentina, Egypt, Estonia, Senegal, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam – to provide insights into the formation of ideal teacher selves. The author discusses the complexities surrounding the development of the teachers’ selves and motivation, as well as their intertwinement with the sociopolitical realities of their individual contexts. The work reveals how these realities, and the specific social interactions that occur therein, influence the language learning and teaching processes; it also challenges the notions of and the need for a native/non-native speaker dichotomy in the field. Expanding on Ushioda’s (2009) person-in-context approach and reflecting on the multilingual settings of the teachers, the integration of the context-specific politics of language learning and teaching is a fresh approach to work in motivation.

Author : Andreas Bonnet,Peter Siemund
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027263858

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Foreign Language Education in Multilingual Classrooms by Andreas Bonnet,Peter Siemund Pdf

This volume challenges traditional approaches to foreign language education and proposes to redefine them in our age of international migration and globalization. Foreign language classrooms are no longer populated by monolingual students, but increasingly by multilingual students with highly diverse language backgrounds. This necessitates a new understanding of foreign language learning and teaching. The volume brings together an international group of researchers of high caliber who specialize in third language acquisition, teaching English as an additional language, and multilingual education. In addition to topical overview articles on the multilingual policies pursued in Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia, as well as several contributions dealing with theoretical issues regarding multilingualism and plurilingualism, the volume also offers cutting edge case studies from multilingual acquisition research and foreign language classroom practice. Throughout the volume, multilingualism is interpreted as a valuable resource that can facilitate language education provided it is harnessed in appropriate conditions.

Author : Simona Montanari,Suzanne Quay
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501507984

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Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Multilingualism by Simona Montanari,Suzanne Quay Pdf

Multilingualism is a typical aspect of everyday life for most of the world’s population; it has existed since the beginning of humanity and among individuals of all backgrounds. Nonetheless, it has often been treated as a variant of bilingualism or as a phenomenon unique to individual areas of study. The purpose of this book is to review current knowledge about the acquisition, use and loss of multiple languages using a multidisciplinary perspective, highlighting the common themes and stimulating insights that can emerge when multilingualism is viewed from different but related areas of investigation. The chapters focus on research evidence, showing that multilingualism is a complex phenomenon that involves a myriad of linguistic and extra-linguistic forces and that should be studied in its own right as evidence of human potential and capacity for language. The book is primarily addressed to students and scholars interested in deepening their understanding of the different facets of multilingualism, including the individual and societal circumstances that contribute to it, the cognitive and neural mechanisms that make it possible, and the dynamics involved in the acquisition, use and loss of multiple languages.

Author : Danuta Gabryś-Barker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031523717

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Modern Approaches to Researching Multilingualism by Danuta Gabryś-Barker Pdf

Author : Jean Conteh,Gabriela Meier
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783092239

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The Multilingual Turn in Languages Education by Jean Conteh,Gabriela Meier Pdf

This book addresses the ways in which languages education around the world has changed in recent years to recognise and reflect the increasing phenomenon of societal multilingualism. It examines the implications for research, theory, policy and practice.

Author : Anna Krulatz,MaryAnn Christison
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783031173356

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Multilingual Approach to Diversity in Education (MADE) by Anna Krulatz,MaryAnn Christison Pdf

This book introduces the Multilingual Approach to Diversity in Education (MADE), a framework that provides an extensive, holistic instrument with research-based teacher indicators for teachers, teacher educators, and administrators to deliver optimal education to multilingual learners in a range of contexts. The authors introduce and provide a theoretical and research-based rationale for the MADE, presenting in turn each of its seven indicators, situating them within current research and theory in multilingualism and education, and providing specific examples of classroom applications. This book will be of interest to academics, teacher educators, pre-service and practicing teachers, and graduate students interested in teaching and researching multilingual learners.

Author : Simon Coffey,Ursula Wingate
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317201724

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New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education by Simon Coffey,Ursula Wingate Pdf

New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education brings together contributions by reputed scholars that examine the challenges, opportunities, and benefits of teaching and learning foreign languages. With a particular focus on languages other than English, the book looks at the socio-political dimension of language learning and teaching and the need to re-theorize multilingualism for our age. The volume includes a range of perspectives, from language teaching as an act of reconciliation to language learning across the lifespan, from innovations in assessment and curriculum to critical appraisals of pedagogy and textbook materials. Each chapter presents a clear case study drawn from diverse contexts to illustrate the different concerns of the contributors. The book is a valuable resource for all students, teachers, teacher educators and researchers who share an interest in researching multilingualism and the different facets of teaching and learning foreign languages.

Author : Sandie Mourão,Carolyn Leslie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781040029305

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Researching Educational Practices, Teacher Education and Professional Development for Early Language Learning by Sandie Mourão,Carolyn Leslie Pdf

Recognising the urgent need for further progress in teacher education and preparation for the success of early language learning, this volume presents research on the education and professional development of teachers, exploring how they can foster multilingual spaces in the early years of formal education. Investigating a range of European contexts, the book examines the effectiveness of teacher education for early language learning, covering contexts of multilingualism and English as a foreign language (EFL) with children under the age of 12. Split into three parts examining research into teacher practices, education, and curricula, chapters cover emerging topics such as teacher education and local linguistic encounters; global citizenship and transcultural education; linguistic landscapes and visual narratives; mixed-age classrooms and literacy skills; pre-service and in-service teacher education; and teacher and teacher educator competencies and beliefs. Offering a unique combination of foci on teachers, teacher education and classroom practice, this book will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of early language education, multilingualism, EFL and teacher education more broadly. Student teachers and teachers working in early language learning contexts may also find the volume of interest.

Author : Vasilia Kourtis-Kazoullis,Themistoklis Aravossitas,Eleni Skourtou,Peter Pericles Trifonas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351170062

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Interdisciplinary Research Approaches to Multilingual Education by Vasilia Kourtis-Kazoullis,Themistoklis Aravossitas,Eleni Skourtou,Peter Pericles Trifonas Pdf

Recently intensified global mobility has reinforced the interest for ethnolinguistic diversity and multilingualism in education and society. Interdisciplinary Research Approaches to Multilingual Education brings together current interdisciplinary perspectives in multilingual and second language education to examine research and language teaching in specific countries, as well as different aspects of multilingual education that include language policies and ICT applications. Containing context-specific practical interventions and relevant theoretical approaches, it considers the contemporary challenges of language policies and practices to inform teacher and curriculum development based on international empirical research. The chapters of this book are centered around the following themes: Educational programs and policies Teaching and learning Linguistic diversity ICT and language learning This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in language education, bilingual education, second/foreign language learning, CALL, and applied linguistics. It will also appeal to educational administrators and those involved with language education policies.

Author : David Valente,Daniel Xerri
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783031129223

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Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education by David Valente,Daniel Xerri Pdf

This book shines a light on novel and less familiar domains of early English language education for children aged 3 to 12, in mainstream and out-of-school settings. Enveloping the volume is the making of creative connections to wider educational philosophies which extend beyond the confines of a narrow linguistic lens. In reconciling the theory-practice divide in English language education, each chapter presents a synthesis of research issues leading to a practical showcase of ideas. Organised in two main parts, the first focuses on innovations within classroom practice, curriculum development, and child-centred assessment, exploring areas which have either received insufficient attention and/or have been reimagined through fresh perspectives. The second part explores innovations in pre- and in-service teacher education contexts and focuses on lesser-known and/or underexplored topics, including bridging general and language education, multilingualism, in-depth learning, metacognition, and pragmatics. This is a timely publication for teacher educators and practitioners alike.

Author : Andrzej Cirocki,Raichle Farrelly,Heather Buchanan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031426759

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Continuing Professional Development of TESOL Practitioners by Andrzej Cirocki,Raichle Farrelly,Heather Buchanan Pdf

This textbook serves as a current and comprehensive resource on effective Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for TESOL practitioners in various contexts around the world at various stages in their careers. The practices described by language teachers, teacher educators and professional development providers in this book offer a vision of critical issues to consider when designing and evaluating professional development opportunities. Effective professional development requires careful planning informed by the realities of the local context and the specific needs of the teachers. This textbook is designed to support those who provide professional development opportunities by presenting global perspectives on professional development for a range of teaching contexts at different language levels. Each chapter includes a discussion about the type and source of support available in the given context, as well as a reflection on the challenges that exist for both teachers and CPD providers. These insights serve to help CPD designers and providers as they problematize teacher development opportunities in their context. Each chapter concludes with a synthesis of the strengths of CPD in the local context and a discussion of future directions that target opportunities for transformation and improvement. This volume celebrates teachers, teacher educators and CPD providers around the world. High-impact practices are presented from fifteen countries: Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the United States of America.

Author : Carmen Avram,Pierre Larrivée
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443896795

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Training Foreign and Second Language Teachers by Carmen Avram,Pierre Larrivée Pdf

This book provides a comparative perspective on foreign language teacher training in France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The training process of state secondary school foreign language teachers is considered from two perspectives for each country. The current training routes through which necessary teaching qualifications are obtained are described with respect to national policy for foreign language learning, the nature of providers, and training programme organization and contents, with details of any practice. These descriptive dimensions are accompanied by an evaluation of the degree to which the training fits the purpose of teaching foreign languages in state secondary schools. The descriptive and evaluative approaches to FL teacher training provide a novel overview of the current successes and challenges in the field, giving an understanding of terrains not easily accessible to the general English-language readership. The book highlights elements of good practice found across nations, and contributes to shedding light on the enduring mystery of why certain nations seem to be managing multilingualism better than others. As such, it provides a reference for interdisciplinary discussions between applied linguists, education researchers and practitioners, and policymakers.

Author : Agnieszka Otwinowska,Gessica De Angelis
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781783091270

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Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Contexts by Agnieszka Otwinowska,Gessica De Angelis Pdf

It is clearly illogical to search for one good, universal solution for multilingual education when educational contexts differ so widely due to demographic and social factors. The situation is further complicated by the motivations of learners and teachers, and by attitudes towards multilingualism and ‘otherness’. The studies in this volume seek to investigate not only whether certain solutions and practices are ‘good’, but also when and for whom they make sense. The book covers a wide range of Western multilingual contexts, and uncovers common themes and practices, shared aims and preoccupations, and often similar solutions, within seemingly diverse contexts. In addition to chapters based on empirical data, this book offers theoretical contributions in the shape of a discussion of the appropriateness of L1-Ln terminology when discussing complex multilingual realities, and looks at how the age factor works in classroom settings.