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| Weber, Jean-Jacques |
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| Multilingualism, Education and Change |
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Sprache, Mehrsprachigkeit und sozialer Wandel  Vol. 9 |
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| Year of Publication: 2009 |
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| Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2009. 186 pp. |
| ISBN 978-3-631-57285-6 pb. |
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| SFR 57.00 |
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| Book synopsis |
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This is a book about language and education in one of the smallest European Union member-states, Luxembourg. It presents the results of an ethnographic study of code-switching and language ideologies among transnational, luso-descendant youngsters attending a number of youth centres in Luxembourg city. It offers a comprehensive description of the processes of construction and negotiation of new, emergent identities and ethnicities.
The author considers the implications of these results for language-in-education policy, including the EU policy of multilingualism. He criticizes mother-tongue education and advocates instead the use of «literacy bridges». Clearly argued and widely applicable, this book is essential reading for students and researchers interested in multilingualism, migration and education. |
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| Contents: Sociolinguistics - Multilingualism - Language-in-education - Luxembourg - Portuguese - Language ideologies - Code-Switching - Literacy bridge. |
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| About the author(s)/editor(s) |
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| The Author: Jean-Jacques Weber is Professor of English and Education at the University of Luxembourg. |
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