Policies concerning language use are increasingly tested in an age of frequent migration
and cultural synthesis. With conflicting factors and changing political climates influencing the …

In language policy research,'policy'has traditionally been conceptualised as a notion
separate from that of 'practice'. In fact, language practices were usually analysed with a view …

This book brings together visions and realities of multilingual schools throughout the world
in order to examine the pedagogical, socioeducational, and sociopolitical issues that impact …

Although the importance of using students' home languages in education has been
recognised for many years, home languages that are not official languages often struggle to …

The primary purpose of this investigation was to put forward critical research synthesis as a
qualitative alternative to meta‐analysis in second language acquisition using as a case …

This book examines the benefits of multilingual education that puts children's needs and
interests above the individual languages involved. It advocates flexible multilingual …

This paper revisits the notion of 'legitimate language'[eg Bourdieu.“The Economics of
Linguistic Exchange.” Social Science Information 16 (6): 645–668] as it relates to …

Bilingual education continues to be one of the most controversial educational programs
worldwide. In several US states, it has even been put to a vote in general elections …

This book explores multilingual practices such as translanguaging, code-switching and
stylization in secondary classrooms in Hawai'i. Using linguistic ethnography, it investigates …

This paper will present an analysis of the notion of cultural and linguistic diversity in the new
curriculum for primary schools in France (MEN, 2003). First, it will explain how this notion is …