Multilingualism, Education and Change

ISBN-13: 9783631572856 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 188 str.

Opis

This is a book about language and education in one of the smallest European Union member-states, Luxembourg. It presents the results of an ethnographic study of code-switching and language ideologies among transnational, luso-descendant youngsters attending a number of youth centres in Luxembourg city. It offers a comprehensive description of the processes of construction and negotiation of new, emergent identities and ethnicities.
The author considers the implications of these results for language-in-education policy, including the EU policy of multilingualism. He criticizes mother-tongue education and advocates instead the use of -literacy bridges-. Clearly argued and widely applicable, this book is essential reading for students and researchers interested in multilingualism, migration and education."

Spis treści

Contents: Sociolinguistics - Multilingualism - Language-in-education - Luxembourg - Portuguese - Language ideologies - Code-Switching - Literacy bridge.

O autorze

The Author: Jean-Jacques Weber is Professor of English and Education at the University of Luxembourg.