Bilingualism & Multilingualism

This book examines the development of English as a written vernacular and identifies that development as a process of community building that occur...

How do multicultural children and their parents experience the very beginning of their school careers?How do teachers mediate the demands of the ed...

This volume offers a critical perspective on current views on linguistic fixity and fluidity in sociolinguistics and highlights empirical accounts ...

This volume provides a new perspective on prevailing discourses on translanguaging and multilingualism by looking at glocal languages, local langua...

This text illustrates the crucial role of the mother tongue literacy in second language acquisition by presenting findings from a comparative study...

Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I: Fundamental Techniques is a resource book that presents the most fundamental technique...

Through case studies from around the world, this book illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing families negotiating the issues of langua...

In this book, leading scholars in the field of World Englishes (WE) offer fresh perspectives in re-thinking issues on the use of English as a globa...

This edited book investigates the input provided by lecturers in English-Medium Instruction (EMI) to reveal the characteristics of both written and...

This inviting book is a bridge between two major strands of reading instruction that are often held in opposition: the science of reading and artfu...

Multilingual Digital Humanities explores the impact of monolingualismespecially Anglocentrismon digital practices in the humanities and social scie...

This book begins with the idea that English in the multilingual university is filled with and surrounded by tensions, from the renegotiation and be...

This book explores the interplay between English for specific purposes (ESP) and English-medium instruction (EMI), the complementary ways in which ...

According to International Educational Statistics (2008), there are total of 654.9 million school-age children in the world. If dyslexia affects 10...

This volume focuses on multidisciplinary approaches to multilingualism, multiculturalism and language teaching and learning at (pre)primary, second...

Our evolving understanding of the role of English as a lingua franca and our growing sensitivity to the unique needs of students and teachers who c...

This book is both research report and performance piece. Here is a team of researchers as they study communication on the volleyball court. And her...

Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition explains the links between creativity and second language learning and how to propel the rese...

In French Immersion Ideologies in Canada , Sylvie Roy gives voices to people on their experiences related to French immersion programs in Alberta, ...

This volume focuses on a range of topics and studies that address the notion of plurilingualism and multilingual identity in computer-mediated lang...