Description
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.
Author: Siv Björklund
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 03/23/2023
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781800412996
ISBN10: 1800412991
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | General
- Education | Educational Policy & Reform
- Education | Special Education | General
About the Author
Siv Björklund is Professor of Swedish Immersion and Multilingualism at Åbo 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 Björklund is City Manager of Närpes and a researcher at Åbo 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.