Linguistic Landscapes and Educational Spaces

The educational turn in linguistic and semiotic landscapes studies is advanced through this volume's broad and detailed analyses. Empirical examinations of interconnections among language, signs, space and practices combine with action research on mobilising linguistic landscapes as pedagogical resources to address scholars and practitioners alike.

About the author

Edina Krompák is Professor of Educational Sciences and Head of the Institute of Language Learning and Teaching and Educational Linguistics at the University of Teacher Education Lucerne as well as lecturer at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Currently, her research interests are the relationships between linguistic landscape and educational spaces, translanguaging in education, language and identity, and multimodality in language learning and teaching.
Víctor Fernández-Mallat is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Georgetown University, USA. His research interests include sociolinguistics, language attitudes, address forms, Spanish in the US and linguistic landscapes.
Stephan Meyer is Head of English and coordinators of Arabic, Chinese and Japanese at the Language Centre at the University of Basel, Switzerland, where he teaches English as an academic lingua franca and develops interventions for the promotion of multilingualism in higher education. His interests include academic discourse, multilingualism and social theory.

Summary

The educational turn in linguistic and semiotic landscapes studies is advanced through this volume’s broad and detailed analyses. Empirical examinations of interconnections among language, signs, space and practices combine with action research on mobilising linguistic landscapes as pedagogical resources to address scholars and practitioners alike.

Product details

• Assisted by: Victor Fernandez-Mallat (Editor), Víctor Fernández-Mallat (Editor), Edina Krompak (Editor), Edina Krompák (Editor), Stephan Meyer (Editor), Meyer Stephan (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781788923859
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-385-9
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Sociolinguistics, Language teaching theory & methods, Semiotics / semiology, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism