Language Learning in Study Abroad - The Multilingual Turn

This book addresses the multilingual reality of study abroad across a variety of national contexts and target languages. The chapters examine multilingual socialization and translanguaging; how the target language is entwined in global, local and historical contexts; and how students use local and global varieties of English.

About the author

Dr. Wenhao Diao is Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies and the doctoral program of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona. She also co-directs the Center for East Asian Studies, a Title VI National Resource Center supported by the US Department of Education, at the University of Arizona. As an applied linguist, Dr. Diao is interested in the identities and ideologies that Chinese language education (re)produce and (re)distribute. Her research has primarily focused on study abroad -- particularly going to and from China. Her articles have appeared in journals such as Applied Linguistics, The Modern Language Journal, System, and so on.  With her colleagues in the field, she has edited a book entitled Language Learning in Study Abroad: The Multilingual Turn (Multilingual Matters, 2021) and a special issue themed Study Abroad in the 21st Century for the L2 Journal in 2016. 
Emma Trentman is an Associate Professor of Arabic at the University of New Mexico, USA. She is co-editor of the journal Critical Multilingualism Studies. Her research focuses on multilingual approaches to Arabic language teaching and learning. 

Summary

This book addresses the multilingual reality of study abroad across a variety of national contexts and target languages. The chapters examine multilingual socialization and translanguaging; how the target language is entwined in global, local and historical contexts; and how students use local and global varieties of English.

Product details

• Assisted by: Wenhao Diao (Editor), Emma Trentman (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781800411326
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-132-6
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 371 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Sociolinguistics, Language acquisition, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Bilingualism and multilingualism