Further Language Learning in Linguistic and Cultural Diverse Contexts

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Further Language Learning in Linguistic and Cultural Diverse Contexts

A Mixed Methods Research in a European Border Region

Language teaching and learning Philosophy and theory of education Educational strategies and policy

Author: Barbara Gross

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Collection: Routledge Research in Language Education

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 2nd April 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9780429664267


Further Language Learning in Linguistic and Cultural Diverse Contexts deals with the interdisciplinary area of multilingual and intercultural education and the increasing interest in sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of further language learning. It presents the individual, family, scholastic, and extra-scholastic circumstances that promote or limit language learning and its outcomes among young learners of a further language.

The intertwined, dynamic interrelationship between intercultural and language learning at primary school is shown by means of the European border region South Tyrol that is characteristic for its linguistic and cultural diversity and serves to demonstrate authentic benefits, challenges, and difficulties in hyper complex and super-diverse contexts. The book analyzes experiences and perceptions as reported by primary school teachers, children, and parents, considering the impact of many factors on further language learning, including school organization, extra curricular activities, and self-initiated encounter pedagogy.

Further Language Learning in Linguistic and Cultural Diverse Contexts will be vital reading for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education, language learning, sociolinguistics, interculturalism, and super-diversity.

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