Assessment of Plurilingual Competence and Plurilingual Learners in Educational Settings
Assessment of Plurilingual Competence and Plurilingual Learners in Educational Settings

Author: Silvia Melo-Pfeifer

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-09-27

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1000955621

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This book addresses contemporary issues in the assessment of plurilingual competence and plurilingual learners. Offering theoretical and practical lenses, it contributes towards an integrated and holistic assessment of plurilingual competence and plurilingual learners. The book provides both theoretical considerations and empirical approaches around how the specificities of plurilingual learners can be considered when assessing their various competences. It covers topics relating to learners in a variety of plurilingual settings: from the education of adult immigrants, assessment of young refugees and assessment of students in school and university, to the assessment of plurilingual competence in foreign language education. Showcasing a wide range of international authors, the book provides cutting-edge research in the domain of multilingual foreign, second and heritage language assessment, and assessment of content knowledge of plurilingual students. It bridges the gap between the fields of language policies and practices, research on plurilingual competence, and assessment in language education. Providing new insights into a crucial and contentious issue, this volume will be an essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of educational language policies, applied linguistics and multilingualism, in particular those involved in the assessment of plurilingual competence.

Plurilingual Pedagogies
Plurilingual Pedagogies

Author: Sunny Man Chu Lau

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-04-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 3030369838

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This book critically engages with theoretical shifts marked by the ‘multilingual turn’ in applied linguistics, and articulates the complexities associated with naming and engaging with the everyday language practices of bi/multilingual communities. It discusses methodological approaches that enable researchers and educators to observe and interact with these communities and to understand their teaching and learning needs. It also highlights pedagogical approaches and instructional strategies involved with learning and teaching language and/or content curriculum to students across various learning and educational contexts. The book addresses recent debates on the multi/plural turn in applied linguistics and articulates the limitations of these debates - particularly the absence of discussion of social power relations and contexts in applying different theoretical lenses. It features empirical research from primarily North American classrooms to highlight how plurilingual pedagogies take shape in unique educational contexts, resisting monolingual approaches to language in education. Furthermore, it includes commentary/response pieces from established scholars in dialogue with recent plurilingual research in the field, to put the work in critical perspective within extant theories and literature.

Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Classrooms in Higher Education
Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Classrooms in Higher Education

Author: Jaimie Hoffman

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2019-02-04

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1787560600

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This volume will provide educators with an understanding of challenges associated with equity and inclusion at higher education institutions globally and with evidence-based strategies for addressing the challenges associated with implementing equity and inclusion.

Multilingualism and Education
Multilingualism and Education

Author: Gail Prasad

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-06-09

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1316517071

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Researchers working at the intersections of language and education reflect on how their life experiences have informed their research.

Second Language and Heritage Learners in Mixed Classrooms
Second Language and Heritage Learners in Mixed Classrooms

Author: Patricia Bayona

Publisher: Channel View Publications

Published: 2022-11-29

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1800415036

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This book addresses the complexity of mixed language classroom learning environments in which heritage learners (HL) and second language (L2) learners are concurrently exposed to language learning in the same physical space. Heritage speakers, defined widely as those exposed to the target language at home from an early age, tend to display higher oral proficiency and increased intercultural proficiency but lesser metalinguistic and grammatical awareness than L2 learners. The theoretical and pedagogical challenges of engaging both types of learners simultaneously without polarizing the classroom community dictates the need for well-defined, differentiated learning strategies; in response this book offers best practices and reproducible pedagogical initiatives and methodologies for different levels of instruction. The chapters address themes including translanguaging, linguistic identity, metalinguistic awareness and intercultural competence, with contributions from Europe, Africa and the United States.

Didactique plurilingue et pluriculturelle
Didactique plurilingue et pluriculturelle

Author: George Alao

Publisher: Archives contemporaines

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 2813001090

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Cet ouvrage centre son attention sur la figure de l'acteur en contexte mondialisé, sous un angle large et éclaté, celui de l'apprenant de langue(s) dans et hors les murs d'un système d'enseignement, celui de l'étudiant international dans et hors les frontières, celui de l'enseignant créateur de dispositifs dans et hors de la classe, celui du concepteur de manuels et du traducteur, médiateurs au plus près des langues et des cultures mais surtout de leurs apprenants ou de leurs lecteurs. (4e decouv.)

Between Educationalization and Appropriation
Between Educationalization and Appropriation

Author: Marc Depaepe

Publisher: Leuven University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 9058679179

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Developments in educational systems worldwide have largely contributed to the modernization and globalization of present-day society. However, in order to fully understand their impact, educational systems must be interpreted against a background of particular situations and contexts. This textbook brings together more than twenty (collaborative) contributions focusing on the two key themes in the work of Marc Depaepe: educationalization and appropriation. Compiled for his international master classes, these selected writings provide not only a thorough introduction to the history of modern educational systems, but also a twenty-five-year overview of the work of a well-known pioneer in the field of history of education. Covering the modernization of schooling in Western history, the characteristics and origins of educationalization, the colonial experience in education, and the process of "appropriation," Between Educationalization and Appropriation will be of great interest to a larger audience of scholars in the social sciences.

Integrating Video into Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Training
Integrating Video into Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Training

Author: Rossi, Pier Giuseppe

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1522507124

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The utilization of media has proven to be a beneficial instructional method in learning environments. These tools are particularly useful for teacher training, promoting better reflection on current practices. Integrating Video into Pre-Service and In-Service Teaching Training provides a comprehensive overview on the application of class video recordings to encourage self-observation of personal teaching methods and improve everyday classroom habits. Highlighting concepts relating to professionalism, didactics, and technological techniques, this book is a pivotal reference source for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students

Digital Resources, Creativity and Innovative Methodologies in Language Teaching and Learning
Digital Resources, Creativity and Innovative Methodologies in Language Teaching and Learning

Author: Adriana Teresa Damascelli

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2017-06-20

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1443896047

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The concept of university language centres has changed in recent decades. Initially conceived as laboratories for practical and autonomous language-learning, they are now considered as places with more specific and complex functions in language teaching and learning. University language centres now constitute networks for exchanging knowledge and know-how in order to respond to ever-changing, multilingual and multicultural contexts. At the same time, the availability and acquisition of new technologies is contributing to the creation of new tools for the provision of appropriate services and training. This collection covers a wide range of topics related to the activities, experiences and applied research carried out in Italian university language centres. It provides further evidence of the important role university language centres play in promoting language expertise, developing tools and adopting digital resources, and providing support and training for language teaching. Technology, creativity, methodologies and plurilingualism are key topics in the book as they constitute the essential ingredients for effective and successful language teaching and learning. The volume’s thirty-three chapters provide multi-perspective approaches, showing how the real contexts of current language education need the integration of theoretical backgrounds with the best practices resulting from practical experience.