Author : Jan Bloemendal
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2015-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9004289631
Bilingual Europe makes clear that Latin played an important role in European culture for a much longer period than we thought and it explores how and why this was so.
Author : Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1443891665
This collection considers such issues as the cognitive, linguistic and emotional benefits of speaking two languages, the perceptions, attitudes and issues relating to identity in minority language areas, and the number of grammatical aspects amongst those who speak these minority languages. The premise of the book is based on the fact that these minority languages have, in the past, been in danger of becoming obsolete, mainly because of negative attitudes regarding the benefits of speaking languages that are considered irrelevant internationally. However, in recent times, the benefits of speaking two languages, including where one is a minority language, have been recognised in ways that were not previously understood. Perhaps because of this, alongside the introduction of legislation in some areas in Europe that has been designed to support the preservation of some of these languages, there has been a re-emergence of many minority languages throughout the continent. Questions remain whether this has led to the languages becoming more widely spoken and whether there are specific benefits that can be gained from speaking them. Exploring these questions has led to an increasing amount of research being undertaken on various aspects of bilingualism in minority language areas in Europe. The book contributes to this debate and underlines the relevance and significance of bilingualism in the specific context where European minority languages are still spoken.
Author : Cecilio Lapresta-Rey
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 14,34 MB
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1788923324
This book explores how different European education systems manage multilingualism. Each chapter focuses on one of ten diverse settings (Andorra, Asturias, the Basque Country, Catalonia, England, Finland, France, Latvia, the Netherlands and Romania) and considers how its education system is influenced by historical, sociolinguistic and legislative and political processes and how languages are handled within the system, stressing the challenges and opportunities in each area of study. The chapters provide the reader with insights around three key aspects: the management of the guarantee of the rights of regional language minorities; the incorporation of the language background inherited by immigrants living in Europe (whether they are European citizens or not) and the need to promote the learning of international languages. Individually, the chapters offer deep insights into a specific education system and, together, the studies allow for a comparison and holistic understanding of multilingualism in European education.
Author : Robert B. Kaplan
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853598135
This text covers the language situation in Hungary, Finland, and Sweden explaining linguistic diversity, historical and political contexts, including language-in-education planning; and the roles of the media, of religion, and of minority and migrant languages. The authors have been participants in the language planning context in these polities.
Author : Annick De Houwer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,88 MB
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027287341
This volume discusses several facets of English in today's multilingual Europe. It emphasizes the interdependence between cultures, languages and situations that influence its use. This interdependence is particularly relevant to European settings where English is being learned as a second language. Such learning situations constitute the core focus of the book. The volume is unique in bringing together empirical studies examining factors that promote the learning of English in Europe. Rather than assuming that English is a threat to linguistic diversity and cultural independence, these studies discuss psycholinguistic factors such as the input, and sociolinguistic factors such as the type of English that is targeted in learning. The contributing authors are well-established specialists who have worked on multilingualism, English as a Lingua Franca and second language acquisition. The book will be of interest to applied linguists, sociolinguists and teachers of English as a foreign language.
Author : Hugo Baetens Beardsmore
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853591822
Describes well established, non-experimental forms of bilingual education in publicly funded, non-elitist schools throughout Europe: Welsh in Britain, Catalan and Basque in Spain, heritage language maintenance in Belgium, trilingual education in the entire Luxembourg school system, and others. Focuses on the perspective of the administrator and the teacher. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Guus Extra
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 12,53 MB
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110208350
This book offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state languages, regional minority languages and immigrant minority languages. Although "celebrating linguistic diversity" is one of the key propositions in the European discourse on multilingualism and language policies, this device holds for these three types of languages in a decreasing order. All three types of languages, however, are constituent parts of a multilingual European identity and should be taken into account in any type of language policy. Both facts and policies on multilingualism and plurilingual education are addressed in case studies at the national and European level. The selection of case studies is based on a careful weighing of geographical spread of countries and languages across Europe on the one hand, and availability of established expert knowledge on the other. After an Introduction to the theme of the book (Guus Extra and Durk Gorter), Part I deals with official state languages with a focus on the spread of English as lingua franca across Europe (Juliane House), on French and France (Dennis Ager), on Polish in Poland and abroad (Justyna Lesniewśka), and on language constellations in the Baltic States (Gabrielle Hogan-Brun). Part II deals with regional minority languages with a focus on Catalan in Spain (Francesc Xavier Vila i Moreno), Frisian in the Netherlands (Durk Gorter et al.), Hungarian as a minority language in Central Europe (Susan Gal), and Saami in the Nordic countries (Mikael Svonni). Part III deals with immigrant minority languages in the United Kingdom (Viv Edwards), Sweden (Lilian Nygren-Junkin), Italy (Monica Barni and Carla Bagna) and Europe at large (Guus Extra and Kutlay Yağmur).
Author : Jasone Cenoz
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853594793
This book emerges as a response to the increasing use of English as a lingua franca in the multilingual European context. It provides an up-to-date overview of the sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic and educational aspects of research on third language acquisition by focusing on English as a third language.
Author : David Lasagabaster
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 18,33 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853599298
Despite the spread of multilingualism, the number of research studies in multilingual contexts is scarce. This book deals with this question by examining would-be teachers' language use and attitudes, as their influence on future generations can be enormous. The use of the same questionnaire and the same methodology allows the reader to compare the results obtained in different European bilingual contexts, where the presence of diverse foreign languages leads to a situation in which several languages are in contact.
Author : Albert S. Gérard
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 50,61 MB
Release : 1986
Category : African literature (English)
ISBN : 9789630538336
