Linguistic and Cultural Innovation in Schools: The Languages Challenge

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This book presents case studies of five schools engaged in radical change in order to engage with children’s home languages and cultures in a more multilingual and inclusive way. Located around the globe, from Hawaii to Kenya, the case studies are informed by both researchers and professionals on the ground. While the schools in question are each anchored in a unique context and situation, they also have a common mission to see language diversity as a resource, and a responsibility to embrace all the languages of their pupils. The authors offer a rich resource for education professionals and policymakers, including not only theoretical insights but useful practical tips. This innovative volume will be a helpful resource for educational professionals interested in following a path of multilingualism as well as students and scholars of second language acquisition, heritage languages and cultures and multilingual educational policy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Mapping the Terrain (Jane Spiro, Eowyn Crisfield)....Pages 1-30 Connecting Students to a Sense of Place: Reviving Hawaii (Jane Spiro, Jocelyn Romero Demirbag)....Pages 31-56 To Square the Particular with the Global: The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa (Eowyn Crisfield)....Pages 57-92 Dynamic Multilingualism in International Schools: German European School, Singapore (Eowyn Crisfield)....Pages 93-121 From One to Many: Bilingual Education in a Monolingual Context, Europa School (Jane Spiro, Jackie Holderness)....Pages 123-157 Moving from “English Only” to Multilingual Empowered: The British School of Amsterdam (Eowyn Crisfield)....Pages 159-183 The Path Less Travelled (Jane Spiro, Eowyn Crisfield)....Pages 185-203 Back Matter ....Pages 205-223