In the social sciences and humanities, researchers often qualify the period in which we are living as 'late-modern', 'post-modern' or 'superdiverse'. These terms seek to capture changing conditions and priorities brought about by a new social order. This social order is characterized, among other traits, by an increased visibility of social, cultural and linguistic diversity, arising out of unprecedented migration and mobility patterns. It is also associated with the development of information and communication technologies, which in the digital era transform communication patterns,...

In the social sciences and humanities, researchers often qualify the period in which we are living as 'late-modern', 'post-modern' or 'superdiverse'. These terms seek to capture changing conditions and priorities brought about by a new social order. This social order is characterized, among other traits, by an increased visibility of social, cultural and linguistic diversity, arising out of unprecedented migration and mobility patterns. It is also associated with the development of information and communication technologies, which in the digital era transform communication patterns,...

Mehrsprachigkeit ist in Europa ebenso gesellschaftlich erwunschtes Ziel wie Realitat in den Klassenraumen aller Schulformen. Sie stellt Lehrende und Lernende vor enorme Herausforderungen, eroffnet aber auch ungeahnte Chancen fur einen lebensnahen, funktionalen Sprachenunterricht. Ziel des Sammelbands ist es, bestehende Sichtweisen auf den Umgang mit sprachlich-kultureller Heterogenitat in der Schule bewusst zu machen, Handeln und Denken der Akteure in der Praxis zu verstehen und Erfahrungen in diversen Lernumgebungen zu reflektieren. Die Beitrage der 17 Autorinnen und Autoren sind in...