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Multilingual Literacy

Eva Lindgren editor Esther Odilia Breuer editor Anat Stavans editor Elke Van Steendam editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Multilingual Matters

Published:21st Jan '21

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Research looking to initiate a shift from structured and conservative to inclusive and diverse education for all

This book highlights multilingual literacy practices inside classrooms as well as the importance of multilingual literacy outside of educational contexts. It provides a springboard for developing opportunities for learning and identity-building for all, across different settings.

This book investigates multilingual literacy practices, explores the technology applied in different educational frameworks, the centrality of multilingual literacy in non-formal, informal and formal educational contexts, as well as its presence in everyday life. Thematically clustered in four parts, the chapters present an overview of theory related to multilingual literacy, address the methodological challenges of research in the area, describe and evaluate projects set up to foster multilingual literacy in a variety of educational contexts, analyze the literacy practices of multilinguals and their contribution to language and literacy acquisition. This volume aims to initiate a change in paradigms, shifting from structured and conservative problematizations to inclusive and diverse conceptualizations and practices. To that end, the book showcases explorations of different methodologies and needs in formal and non-formal educational systems; and it serves as a springboard for developing multivocal participatory spaces with opportunities for learning and identity-building for all multilinguals, across different settings, languages, ages and contexts.

This book is a welcome addition to multilingual literacy studies in which theorizing, research, and implications for practice are intertwined in innovative ways. Readers will find a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, and a wealth of novel insights on the acquisition and teaching of literacy by multilinguals of different ages, for different purposes, in diverse formal and informal contexts. * Rosa M. Manchón, University of Murcia, Spain *
This scholarly volume comes from the core of the European Literacy Network and brings positive and insightful research news. It shows at length that multilingual literacy is the way to harness the tremendous advantages of diversity in languages, cultures and literacies. A must-read for all researchers and practitioners willing to understand and promote multilingual literacies. * Rui A. Alves, University of Porto, Portugal *

This volume, co-edited by four leading international specialists, with its accessible style, broad coverage, and theoretical and practical focus, is essential reading for newcomers and established scholars in the field of multilingualism and multiliteracy. 

-- Sviatlana Karpava, University of Cyprus, Cyprus * LINGUIST List 32.2039 *

ISBN: 9781800410688

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm

Weight: 477g

304 pages