Linguistic and Cultural Innovation in Schools
The Languages Challenge
Published on 2. January 2018
XVII, 223 pages
978-3-319-64382-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents case studies of five schools engaged in radical change in order to engage with children's home languages and cultures in a more multilingual and inclusive way. Located around the globe, from Hawaii to Kenya, the case studies are informed by both researchers and professionals on the ground. While the schools in question are each anchored in a unique context and situation, they also have a common mission to see language diversity as a resource, and a responsibility to embrace all the languages of their pupils. The authors offer a rich resource for education professionals and policymakers, including not only theoretical insights but useful practical tips. This innovative volume will be a helpful resource for educational professionals interested in following a path of multilingualism as well as students and scholars of second language acquisition, heritage languages and cultures and multilingual educational policy.
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XVII, 223 p.
File size
2,88 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-64382-3 (9783319643823)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-64382-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/2018
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
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Persons
Jane Spiro
is Reader in Education and TESOL at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has run projects for the development of international teachers and learners of English in four continents of the world. She has published widely on TESOL methodologies, teacher reflection, internationalisation and learner creativity.
Eowyn Crisfield is a specialist in bilingualism and education. She works to bridge the divide between research and practice, supporting whole school communities to embed languages across the curriculum, and to develop policy and practices that empower language diversity.
Eowyn Crisfield is a specialist in bilingualism and education. She works to bridge the divide between research and practice, supporting whole school communities to embed languages across the curriculum, and to develop policy and practices that empower language diversity.
Content
Chapter 1. Mapping the Terrain.- Chapter 2. Connecting Students to a Sense of Place: Reviving Hawaii.- Chapter 3. To Square the Particular with the Global: The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa.- Chapter 4. Dynamic Multilingualism in International Schools: German European School, Singapore.- Chapter 5. From One to Many: Bilingual Education in a Monolingual Context, Europa School.- Chapter 6. Moving from "English only" to Multilingual-Empowered: The British School of Amsterdam.- Chapter 7. The Path Less Travelled.
