| European Multilingualism: Current Perspectives and Challenges Contributor(s): Rindler Schjerve, Rosita (Author), Vetter, Eva (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847697356 ISBN-13: 9781847697356 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 306.446 |
| LCCN: 2012009131 |
| Series: Multilingual Matters |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a broad sociolinguistic perspective on major questions of political and cultural Europeanization. It is concerned with European multilingualism as it actually results from the intersecting endeavour of policy making and scientific research. This volume argues that the EU must overcome the major discrepancies of its linguistic diversity politics by developing into a multiple inclusive society beyond the nation-state in order to seriously unfold European multilingualism as a political goal. Expanding on the theoretical and methodological approaches developed within the EU project LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence), this book further focuses on the LINEE key variables of European multilingualism i.e. 'culture', 'discourse', 'identity', 'ideology', 'knowledge', 'LPP', 'multi-competence', and 'power & conflict'. Against this background, this study argues for reconceptualising European multilingualism on the basis of an integrative and multi-focal approach. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vetter, Eva: - Eva Vetter is a professor at the Center for Research into Language Teaching and Learning at the University of Vienna. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and is the author of various publications focusing on specific aspects of multilingualism, e.g. minority languages in France, language awareness of teachers, and teaching and learning languages in multilingual contexts. Her research interests also include discourse analysis and language policy. |
