New Perspectives on Translanguaging and Education

This book explores the immense potential of translanguaging in various educational settings and language contexts and considers the need for pedagogy to reflect and embrace diversity. Chapters provide rich empirical research and document teachers and students negotiating language ideologies in their everyday communicative practices.

About the author

BethAnne Paulsrud is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Research on Bilingualism at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her research interests include multilingualism and language policy in education, English-medium instruction and linguistic ethnography.
Jenny Rosén is Assistant Professor in Language Education at Stockholm University, Sweden, and her research interests include multilingualism in educational settings, diversity and identity.
Boglárka Straszer is Assistant Professor in Swedish as a Second Language, Dalarna University, Sweden, and her research interests include multilingualism in various immigrant and minority language settings, language attitudes and identity.
Åsa Wedin is Professor in Educational Work at Dalarna University, Sweden, and her research interests include literacy and multilingualism.

Summary

This book explores the immense potential of translanguaging in various educational settings and language contexts and considers the need for pedagogy to reflect and embrace diversity. Chapters provide rich empirical research and document teachers and students negotiating language ideologies in their everyday communicative practices.

Product details

• Assisted by: Bethanne Paulsrud (Editor), Jenny Rosa(c)N (Editor), Jenny Rosaen (Editor), Jenny Rosen (Editor), Jenny Rosén (Editor), Straszer (Editor), Boglaarka Straszer (Editor), Boglarka Straszer (Editor), Boglárka Straszer (Editor), Asa Wedin (Editor)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781783097814
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-781-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 537 g
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education and Biling; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures