Challenging the Monolingual Mindset

This book challenges the monolingual mindset by highlighting how language-related issues surround us in many different ways, and explores the tensions that can develop in managing and understanding multilingualism. It features analysis and discussion on the use of languages across a range of contexts, including policy and education

Info autore

John Hajek is Professor of Italian and Director of the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-cultural Communication (RUMACCC) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne. He is also founding president of the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU).
Yvette Slaughter is a Research Fellow in the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross- Cultural Communication (RUMACCC) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne. Her research interests include language policy, language education (policy and implementation), bilingual education and sociolinguistics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: John Hajek (Editore), Yvette Slaughter (Editore)
• Editore: Multilingual Matters
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.10.2014
• EAN: 9781783092505
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-250-5
• Pagine: 266
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 409 g
• Serie: Multilingual Matters
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature