Challenging the monolingual mindset /
This volume illustrates the distinctive and interconnected use of languages in increasingly diversified communities, examining a range of multilingual contexts, including post-migration settlement, language policy, education, language contact and intercultural communication. With contributions from...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol, England :
Multilingual Matters,
2015.
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| Series: | Multilingual Matters.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 Language Use and Policy in the International Context; 1 English in Scandinavia: Monster or Mate? Sweden as a Case Study; 2 Language in Singapore: From Multilingualism to English Plus; 3 English as an International Language: A Multilingual and Pluricentric Perspective; 4 German or Swiss? Address and Other Routinised Formulas in German-speaking Switzerland; 5 Meet and Greet: Nominal Address and Introductions in Intercultural Communication at International Conferences.
- Part 2 Immigrant Languages in Australia: Understanding and Advancing Multilingualism6 L1 and L2 Chinese, German and Spanish Speakers in Action: Stance taking in Intergenerational and Intercultural Encounters; 7 Linguistic Diversity and Early Language Maintenance Efforts in a Recent Migrant Community in Australia: Sudanese Languages, their Speakers and the Challenge of Engagement; 8 Language Maintenance and Sociolinguistic Continuity among Two Groups of First-generation Speakers: Macedonians from Aegean Macedonia and the Republic of Macedonia.
- 9 The Role of Professional Advice in Shaping Language Choice in Migrant-background Families with Deaf ChildrenPart 3 Language Policy and Education as Tools for Change in Australia; 10 Losing Bilingualism While Promoting Second Language Acquisition in Australian Language Policy; 11 Mainstreaming of Italian in Australian Schools: The Paradox of Success?; 12 Understanding the Role of Professional Development and Influences on Teacher Practice: An Australian Case Study of Community Languages Teachers.
- 13 'A Somewhat Disconcerting Truth': The Perils of Monolingualism as Seen Through the Early Years of the RAAF School of Languages14 'Die Erfüllung eines Traums': Challenging the Monolingual Mindset Through the Establishment of an Early Immersion Language Programme; Index.
