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Challenging the Monolingual Mindset
Contributor(s): Hajek, John (Editor), Slaughter, Yvette (Editor)
ISBN: 1783092513     ISBN-13: 9781783092512
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
OUR PRICE:   $132.95  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics
- Education | Multicultural Education
Dewey: 306.446
LCCN: 2014019601
Series: Multilingual Matters
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
 
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Publisher Description:
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 researchers in Australia, Europe and Asia, the book discusses the opportunities and tensions that can emerge when societies attempt to manage and understand multilingual communication within and across communities. Reflecting the ideas of Professor Michael Clyne, the volume makes clear how ongoing research across a broad range of topics can assist in challenging the monolingual mindset by bringing to the attention of readers the rich linguistic diversity, as well as linguistic potential, of our communities around the world.

Contributor Bio(s): Hajek, John: - John Hajek is Professor of Italian and Director of the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-cultural Communication (RUMACCC) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne. He is also founding president of the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU).Slaughter, Yvette: -

Yvette Slaughter is a Research Fellow in the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross- Cultural Communication (RUMACCC) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne. Her research interests include language policy, language education (policy and implementation), bilingual education and sociolinguistics.