Multilingualism and curriculum: A study of how multilingual learners in rural Kenya use their languages to express emotions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102328
Abstract: Abstract This study is part of a larger project related to multilingualism and education in rural Kenya. We examine how Grade 8 learners use their three languages (Nandi, Swahili, and English) when they discuss experiences… read more here.
Keywords: rural kenya; multilingualism; curriculum study; multilingualism curriculum ... See more keywords
Translanguaging pedagogies and English as a lingua franca
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DOI: 10.1017/s0261444817000246
Abstract: Multilingualism is widespread in the world today and English is, in many cases, one of the languages in the multilingual speaker's repertoire. English as a lingua franca (ELF) is used by multilingual speakers who can… read more here.
Keywords: english lingua; lingua franca; translanguaging pedagogies; pedagogies english ... See more keywords
Teachers’ beliefs about multilingualism: findings from Q method research
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DOI: 10.1080/14664208.2018.1495373
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study explores teachers’ beliefs about multilingualism and multilingual students in Swedish primary schools. The aim is to support a better-informed discussion about teachers’ decision-making in linguistically diverse classrooms in the European nation-state. The… read more here.
Keywords: teachers beliefs; beliefs multilingualism; method research; multilingualism findings ... See more keywords
Discursive representations of difference and multilingualism in Himalaya with Michael Palin
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2018.1431239
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss how mediatised tourism constructs various discourses of othering through representations of the ‘tourist self’ vis-à-vis the ‘local other’. In order to do so, I analyze a six-hour travelogue Himalaya… read more here.
Keywords: michael palin; discursive representations; himalaya michael; multilingualism ... See more keywords
Teachers’ beliefs about multilingual pedagogies and the role of initial training
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2018.1515206
Abstract: ABSTRACT Teacher training programmes have often ignored the new multilingual paradigm and, consequently, educators may hold some misconceptions about how additional languages are learnt and should be taught in multilingual contexts. A number of recent… read more here.
Keywords: teachers beliefs; multilingualism; international journal; education ... See more keywords
Multilingualism in the governance of a ‘monolingual’ institution: an explorative study on linguistic diversity and language practices in the University of Hamburg
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2018.1520237
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper describes and discusses findings from an explorative study on multilingualism among university staff. In a project conducted in the University of Hamburg, 661 members of staff in administrative and technical roles have… read more here.
Keywords: university; explorative study; language; linguistic diversity ... See more keywords
Rendering multilingualism through audio subtitles: shaping a categorisation for aural strategies
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2018.1523173
Abstract: ABSTRACT Multilingualism in films has increased in recent productions as a reflection of today’s globalised word. Different translation transfer modes such as dubbing or subtitling are combined to maintain the film’s multilingual essence when translated… read more here.
Keywords: categorisation; subtitles shaping; audio subtitles; rendering multilingualism ... See more keywords
Teacher qualifications, perceptions and practices concerning multilingualism at a school for newly arrived students in Norway
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2019.1631317
Abstract: Research shows that having a multilingual background has many advantages. However, several studies indicate that students’ multilingual backgrounds are not used as resources in the classroom. Most ... read more here.
Keywords: teacher qualifications; perceptions practices; concerning multilingualism; practices concerning ... See more keywords
Review of urban multilingualism in Europe: bridging the gap between language policies and language practices
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2021.1874960
Abstract: Driven by the increasing immigration and mobility flows across continents and evolution of information and communication technology (ICT), many cities around the world today become a ‘super-diversity’ (Vertovec, 2007). One consequence of this relating to… read more here.
Keywords: language practices; multilingualism europe; language; multilingualism ... See more keywords
Does the use of migrant languages in German primary schools transform language orders? Findings from ethnographic classroom investigations
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DOI: 10.1080/17457823.2019.1582348
Abstract: ABSTRACT Migration-related multilingualism is a core issue of academic discussion regarding educational inequality in German schools. While existing studies have analysed the discrimination against children’s languages from linguistic minorities in school, this paper focuses on… read more here.
Keywords: language orders; classroom; language; transform language ... See more keywords
Trilingual repertoires, multifaceted experiences: multilingualism among Poles in Norway
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DOI: 10.1080/19313152.2019.1611337
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines the multilingual repertoires of adult and adolescent Poles living in Norway. The study draws on language portraits and interviews conducted with 14 adults and 12 adolescents living in and around Oslo.… read more here.
Keywords: repertoires multifaceted; trilingual repertoires; multifaceted experiences; multilingualism among ... See more keywords