Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship


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Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship


Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship
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Author : Quentin Williams
language : en
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Release Date : 2022-07-08

Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship written by Quentin Williams and has been published by Channel View Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This book offers a fresh perspective on the social life of multilingualism through the lens of the important notion of linguistic citizenship. All of the chapters are underpinned by a theoretical and methodological engagement with linguistic citizenship as a useful heuristic through which to understand sociolinguistic processes in late modernity, focusing in particular on linguistic agency and voices on the margins of our societies. The authors take stock of conservative, liberal, progressive and radical social transformations in democracies in the north and south, and consider the implications for multilingualism as a resource, as a way of life and as a feature of identity politics. Each chapter builds on earlier research on linguistic citizenship by illuminating how multilingualism (in both theory and practice) should be, or could be, thought of as inclusive when we recognize what multilingual speakers do with language for voice and agency.



Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship


Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship
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Author : Quentin Williams
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Release Date : 2022

Struggles For Multilingualism And Linguistic Citizenship written by Quentin Williams and has been published by Multilingual Matters Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This book offers a fresh perspective on the social life of multilingualism through the lens of the important notion of linguistic citizenship. All of the chapters are underpinned by a theoretical and methodological engagement with linguistic citizenship as a useful heuristic through which to understand sociolinguistic processes in late modernity, focusing in particular on linguistic agency and voices on the margins of our societies. The authors take stock of conservative, liberal, progressive and radical social transformations in democracies in the north and south, and consider the implications for multilingualism as a resource, as a way of life and as a feature of identity politics. Each chapter builds on earlier research on linguistic citizenship by illuminating how multilingualism (in both theory and practice) should be, or could be, thought of as inclusive when we recognize what multilingual speakers do with language for voice and agency.



The Multilingual Citizen


The Multilingual Citizen
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Author : Lisa Lim
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2018-02-27

The Multilingual Citizen written by Lisa Lim and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


In this ground-breaking collection of essays, the editors and authors develop the idea of Linguistic Citizenship. This notion highlights the importance of practices whereby vulnerable speakers themselves exercise control over their languages, and draws attention to the ways in which alternative voices can be inserted into processes and structures that otherwise alienate those they were designed to support. The chapters discuss issues of decoloniality and multilingualism in the global South, and together retheorize how to accommodate diversity in complexly multilingual/ multicultural societies. Offering a framework anchored in transformative notions of democratic and reflexive citizenship, it prompts readers to critically rethink how existing contemporary frameworks such as Linguistic Human Rights rest on disempowering forms of multilingualism that channel discourses of diversity into specific predetermined cultural and linguistic identities.



Language Policies And Dis Citizenship


Language Policies And Dis Citizenship
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Author : Vaidehi Ramanathan
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2013-08-02

Language Policies And Dis Citizenship written by Vaidehi Ramanathan and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-02 with Political Science categories.


This volume explores the concept of ‘citizenship’, and argues that it should be understood both as a process of becoming and the ability to participate fully, rather than as a status that can be inherited, acquired, or achieved. From a courtroom in Bulawayo to a nursery in Birmingham, the authors use local contexts to foreground how the vulnerable, particularly those from minority language backgrounds, continue to be excluded, whilst offering a powerful demonstration of the potential for change offered by individual agency, resistance and struggle. In addressing questions such as ‘under what local conditions does "dis-citizenship" happen?’; ‘what role do language policies and pedagogic practices play?’ and ‘what kinds of margins and borders keep humans from fully participating’? The chapters in this volume shift the debate away from visas and passports to more uncertain and contested spaces of interpretation.



Multilingualism And Politics


Multilingualism And Politics
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Author : Katerina Strani
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2020-06-19

Multilingualism And Politics written by Katerina Strani and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This edited book makes a significant contribution to the relatively under-explored field of multilingualism and politics, approaching the topic from two key perspectives: multilingualism in politics, and the politics of multilingualism. Through the lens of case studies from around the world, the authors in this volume combine theoretical and empirical insights to examine the inter-relation between multilingualism and politics in different spheres and contexts, including minority language policy, national identity, the translation of political debates and discourse, and the use of multiple, often competing languages in educational settings. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of politics, sociology, sociolinguistics, language policy, and translation and interpreting studies.



Multilingualism Citizenship And Identity


Multilingualism Citizenship And Identity
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Author : Julie Byrd Clark
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-10-27

Multilingualism Citizenship And Identity written by Julie Byrd Clark and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Through an innovative and interdisciplinary approach that combines critical sociolinguistic ethnography, multi-modality, reflexivity, and discourse analysis, this groundbreaking book reveals the multiple (and sometimes simultaneous) ways in which individuals engage and invest in representations of languages and identities.This timely work is the first to consider the significance of multilingualism and its relationship to citizenship as well as the development of linguistic repertoires as an essential component of language education in a globalized world. While examining the discourses and interconnections between multilingualism, globalization, and identity, the author draws upon a unique case study of the experiences, voices, trajectories, and journeys of Canadian youth of Italian origin from diverse social, geographical, and linguistic backgrounds, participating in university French language courses as well as training to become teachers of French in the urban, multicultural and global landscape of Toronto, Canada. In doing so, Byrd Clark skilfully illustrates the multidimensional ways that youth invest in language learning and socially construe their multiple identities within diverse contexts while weaving in and out of particularistic and universalistic identifications. This invaluable resource will not only shed light on how and why people engage in learning languages and for which languages they choose to invest, but will offer readers a deeper understanding of the complex interrelationships between multilingualism, identity, and citizenship. It will appeal to researchers in a variety of fields, including applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition and linguistic anthropology.



The Routledge Handbook Of Multilingualism


The Routledge Handbook Of Multilingualism
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Author : Carolyn McKinney
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-10-31

The Routledge Handbook Of Multilingualism written by Carolyn McKinney and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-31 with Education categories.


The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism provides a comprehensive survey of the field of multilingualism for a global readership and an overview of the research which situates multilingualism in its social, cultural and political context. This fully revised edition not only updates several of the original chapters but introduces many new ones that enrich contemporary debates in the burgeoning field of multilingualism. With a decolonial perspective and including leading new and established contributors from different regions of the globe, the handbook offers a critical overview of the interdisciplinary field of multilingualism, providing a range of central themes, key debates and research sites for a global readership. Chapters address the profound epistemological and ontological challenges and shifts produced since the first edition in 2012. The handbook includes an introduction, five parts with 28 chapters and an afterword. The chapters are structured around sub-themes, such as Coloniality and Multilingualism, Concepts and Theories in Multilingualism, and Multilingualism and Education. This ground-breaking text is a crucial resource for researchers, scholars and postgraduate students interested in multilingualism from areas such as sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, anthropology and education.



Linguistic Citizenship And Vulnerability


Linguistic Citizenship And Vulnerability
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Author : Quentin Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11-02

Linguistic Citizenship And Vulnerability written by Quentin Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Examining Hannah Arendt's concepts of 'pluriversality' and 'natality' through a linguistic lens, this book explores their implications for language. Highlighting discourses of vulnerability, chapters critically approach, dissect, and analyse a range of issues related to the practice, or avoidance, of multilingualism and how this contributes to states of unpredictability and exposure. Exploring in detail how forms of vulnerability are semiotically constituted out of the pluriversality and multivocality of everyday engagements, this book examines how vulnerability is expressed across modalities. Viewing Hannah Arendt's concepts of pluriversality and natality through a linguistic lens, it casts light on how individuals and groups made vulnerable enact and counteract or contest vulnerability in acts of 'linguistic citizenship'. Critically dissecting and analysing a range of issues related to multilingualism, chapters argue that vulnerability offers a way to engage productively with others and 'redesign' the self, and that finding ways to engage with pluriversality and unpredictability productively is crucial for complex societies. In so doing, Linguistic Citizenship and Vulnerability puts forward a strong case for adopting the concepts of pluriversality and vulnerability into the wider framework of linguistic citizenship.



Managing Multilingualism In A European Nation State


Managing Multilingualism In A European Nation State
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Author : Sally Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2001

Managing Multilingualism In A European Nation State written by Sally Boyd and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This text analyzes recent shifts in Swedish language policy. Special focus is given to the complex relationships of the Swedish language to both English and to indigenous and immigrant minority languages in Sweden. Key issues addressed include the current debate concerning Sweden's official majority and minority languages; the position of immigrant and indigenous languages in the Swedish school system, the influence of the spread of English on the use of Swedish, particularly in writing; and the role of Swedish within the European Union. The contributions synthesize research on the status of languages currently used in Sweden as well as policy initiatives, and taken together the papers accurately present the many sides of the complex debate taking place there. While this book focuses on one country's struggle for multilingualism, the issues presented here are highly relevant and accessible to all readers interested in linguistic rights and language policy.



Reflections On Citizenship In A Multilingual World


Reflections On Citizenship In A Multilingual World
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Author : Kim Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Reflections On Citizenship In A Multilingual World written by Kim Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Citizenship categories.


This title explores the interface between Citizenship education and language teaching. It sets the context for understanding Citizenship and for developing a practical approach towards its teaching in MFL. This book contains case studies focusing on relevant issues, and should be of interest to all MFL teachers, as well as those involved in Citizenship education.