Community and Heritage Languages Schools Transforming Education: Research, Challenges, and Teaching Practices

Synopsis

This edited book offers a new look at community and heritage languages schools around the world, providing a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of language education and cultural understanding in and beyond school contexts. Covering research and practice, the contributors survey the global landscape of community and heritage language schools and explore new developments in the field to understand the challenges the schools face and discuss the impact they have on their students and surrounding communities. Chapters address key topics including language development, academic achievement, professional development, learner identity and agency, online learning and teaching disruptions. Contributors highlight learners’ voices throughout, with special attention to overlooked minority language communities and Indigenous voices. Through this wealth of thorough and insightful analysis, the contributors of this book position students of community/heritage languages schools as citizens of a plurilingual world who are central to global change. Abounding with original research, innovative ideas and cutting-edge teaching practices, this book is ideal for courses on multilingualism and language and culture.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

334 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000965872

Related ISBNs:

9781032299181, 9781003302704, 9781032287126

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

11/14/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Ken Cruickshank, Joseph Lo Bianco, and Merryl Wahlin

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Language Arts

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Ken Cruickshank

Edited by:

Joseph Lo Bianco

Edited by:

Merryl Wahlin