Multilingual Sydney

Through a selection of 18 multidisciplinary case studies on multilingualism in Sydney, Australia, this book examines how multilingualism permeates institutional and everyday practice in the city, raising important questions about what a 'multilingual city' can and should be.

Info autore

Alice Chik is Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies and co-ordinator of the Macquarie University Multilingualism Research Group. Her research examines languages learning in digital environments. She is especially interested in exploring how language learners construct and direct their autonomous learning in informal contexts.
Phil Benson is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University. His main research interests in multilingualism are in language learning environments, language experiences of migrants and international students, and linguistic landscapes.
Robyn Moloney is Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies at Macquarie University. Her teaching and research interests include language teacher education and pedagogy, the language issues within multiculturalism, teachers’ narratives, intercultural competences in teacher education and Chinese language education.

Riassunto

Through a selection of 18 multidisciplinary case studies on multilingualism in Sydney, Australia, this book examines how multilingualism permeates institutional and everyday practice in the city, raising important questions about what a ‘multilingual city’ can and should be.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alice Benson Chik, Alice (Macquarie University Chik
• Con la collaborazione di: Alice Chik (Editore), Phil Benson (Editore), Robyn Moloney (Editore), Chik Alice (Editore), Benson Phil (Editore), Moloney Robyn (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 06.11.2018
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature
• EAN: 9780815379546
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7954-6
• Numero di pagine: 254
• Categorie: Sydney, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Post-war, Language Learning, Face to Face, Literature: history & criticism, Linguistic Anthropology, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Applied linguistics for ELT, Language Ideologies, informal language learning, Language Maintenance, linguistic diversity, Multicultural policy, linguistic landscape, language awareness, Holds, Common Language, National language, community languages, White Australia policy, NSW, minority language preservation, language shift analysis, educational multilingualism, multidisciplinary urban language studies, CALD Community, Sydney Language, Community Languages Schools, Mount Druitt, Monolingual Ideologies