Multilingual Edge of Education (eBook)

Piet Van Avermaet is Professor in ‘Language and Diversity’ in the Linguistics Department of Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Director of the Centre for Diversity & Learning at the same University. Stef Slembrouck is Senior Full Professor in English Linguistics at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Director of the University Language Centre. Koen Van Gorp is Head of Foreign Language Assessment at the Center for Language Teaching Advancement and affiliated faculty of the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University, USA. Sven Sierens is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Diversity & Learning, Linguistics Department at Ghent University, Belgium.Katrijn Maryns is Postdoctoral Researcher (FWO- Research Foundation Flanders) in the Linguistics Department at Ghent University, Belgium.r>

Introduction: The Multilingual Edge of Education Piet Van Avermaet, Stef Slembrouck, Koen Van Gorp, Sven Sierens, and Katrijn Maryns Part I Multilingualism in Education in a Context of Globalisation: A Status Quaestionis  Strategies of Multilingualism in Education for Minority Children  Stef Slembrouck, Piet Van Avermaet, and Koen Van Gorp Disrupting Linguistic Inequalities in US Urban Classrooms: The Role of Translanguaging  Ofelia García, Kate Seltzer, and Daria Witt Urban Multilingualism and Educational Achievement: Identifying and Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies for School Improvement  Jim Cummins Part II Linguistic Diversity in the Home Context and the Normative Discourses of Educational Institutions  Teaching in Two Languages: The Pedagogical Value of Code- Switching in Multilingual Classroom Settings  Sithembele Marawu Multilingualism and Translanguaging as a Resource for Teaching and Learning in French Guiana  Sophie Alby and Isabelle Léglise Migration and Plurilingualism in Southern European Homes and Schools  Stefania Scaglione and Sandro Caruana Translanguaging: A Matter of Sociolinguistics, Pedagogics and Interaction?  Stef Slembrouck and Kirsten Rosiers Part III Perception, Experiential Voice and Narrative in Accounts of Multilingualism  Double-Edged Valorizations of Urban Heteroglossia  Jürgen Jaspers From the Margins to the Centre: Multilingual Teachers in a Monolingual System: Professional Identities, Skills and Knowledge  Jean Conteh Children’s Bilingualism: An Inspiration for Multilingual Educational Practices  Anastasia Gkaintartzi, Roula Tsokalidou, Evi Kompiadou, and Evi Markou Teaching African Languages the Ubuntu Way: The Effects of Translanguaging Among Pre-Service Teachers in South Africa  Leketi Makalela Part IV The Added Value of Plurilingual Repertoires  Breaking Out of L2-Exclusive Pedagogies: Teachers Valorizing Immigrant Pupils’ Multilingual Repertoire in Urban Dutch-Medium Classrooms  Sven Sierens and Griet Ramaut Translanguaging as a Key to Educational Success: The Experience of One Irish Primary School  David Little and Déirdre Kirwan Conclusion: Multilingualism, Diversity and Equitable Learning: Towards Crossing the ‘Abyss’  Kathleen Heugh Index