The Multilingual Edge of Education

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This book highlights the need to develop new educational perspectives in which multilingualism is valorised and strategically used in settings and contexts of instruction and learning. Situated in the current educational debate about multilingualism and ethno-linguistic minorities, chapter authors examine the polarised response to heightened linguistic diversity and how the debate is very much premised on binary views of monolingualism and multi- or bilingualism. Contributors argue that the diverse linguistic backgrounds of immigrant and minority students should be considered an asset, instead of being regarded as a barrier to teaching and learning. From its title through to its conclusion, this book underlines the current perspective of multilingualism as possessing cutting edge potential for transforming diverse classrooms into more inhabitable, more equitable and more efficiently organised spaces for learning. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in educational linguistics, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, pedagogics, educational studies, and educational anthropology. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introduction: The Multilingual Edge of Education (Piet Van Avermaet, Stef Slembrouck, Koen Van Gorp, Sven Sierens, Katrijn Maryns)....Pages 1-6 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Strategies of Multilingualism in Education for Minority Children (Stef Slembrouck, Piet Van Avermaet, Koen Van Gorp)....Pages 9-39 Disrupting Linguistic Inequalities in US Urban Classrooms: The Role of Translanguaging (Ofelia García, Kate Seltzer, Daria Witt)....Pages 41-66 Urban Multilingualism and Educational Achievement: Identifying and Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies for School Improvement (Jim Cummins)....Pages 67-90 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Teaching in Two Languages: The Pedagogical Value of Code-Switching in Multilingual Classroom Settings (Sithembele Marawu)....Pages 93-113 Multilingualism and Translanguaging as a Resource for Teaching and Learning in French Guiana (Sophie Alby, Isabelle Léglise)....Pages 115-137 Migration and Plurilingualism in Southern European Homes and Schools (Stefania Scaglione, Sandro Caruana)....Pages 139-164 Translanguaging: A Matter of Sociolinguistics, Pedagogics and Interaction? (Stef Slembrouck, Kirsten Rosiers)....Pages 165-187 Front Matter ....Pages 189-189 Double-Edged Valorizations of Urban Heteroglossia (Jürgen Jaspers)....Pages 191-210 From the Margins to the Centre: Multilingual Teachers in a Monolingual System: Professional Identities, Skills and Knowledge (Jean Conteh)....Pages 211-233 Children’s Bilingualism: An Inspiration for Multilingual Educational Practices (Anastasia Gkaintartzi, Roula Tsokalidou, Evi Kompiadou, Evi Markou)....Pages 235-260 Teaching African Languages the Ubuntu Way: The Effects of Translanguaging Among Pre-Service Teachers in South Africa (Leketi Makalela)....Pages 261-282 Front Matter ....Pages 283-283 Breaking Out of L2-Exclusive Pedagogies: Teachers Valorizing Immigrant Pupils’ Multilingual Repertoire in Urban Dutch-Medium Classrooms (Sven Sierens, Griet Ramaut)....Pages 285-311 Translanguaging as a Key to Educational Success: The Experience of One Irish Primary School (David Little, Déirdre Kirwan)....Pages 313-339 Conclusion: Multilingualism, Diversity and Equitable Learning: Towards Crossing the ‘Abyss’ (Kathleen Heugh)....Pages 341-367 Back Matter ....Pages 369-374