A Multilingual Development Framework for Young Learners - Early Multi-Competence in South Tyrol

This book presents a new extended framework for the study of early multicompetence. It proposes a concept of multilingual competences as a valuable educational target, and a view of the multilingual learner as a competent language user. The thematic focus is on multilingual skill development in primary schoolers in the trilingual province of South Tyrol, northern Italy. A wide range of topics pertaining to multicompetence building and the special affordances of multilingual pedagogy are explored. Key concepts like language proficiency, native-speakerism, or monolingual classroom bias are subjected to critical analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Hofer
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9783111104652
• ISBN: 978-3-11-110465-2
• No. of pages: 273
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 18 mm x 238 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Illustrations: 4 b/w and 14 col. ill., 39 b/w and 15 col. tbl.
• Series: Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies