Multilingualism Books

New and Published Books

1. Urban Schools and English Language Education in Late Modern China

   A Critical Sociolinguistic Ethnography

   By Miguel Pérez-Milans

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   This book explores the meaning of modernization in contemporary Chinese education. It examines the implications of the implementation of reforms in English language education for experimental-urban schools in the People’s Republic of China. Pérez-Milans sheds light on how national, linguistic, and...

   Published April 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. Bilingual Education and Language Policy in the Global South

   Edited by Jo Arthur Shoba, Feliciano Chimbutane

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   This volume considers a range of ways in which bilingual programs can make a contribution to aspects of human and economic development in the global South. The authors examine the consequences of different policies, programs, and pedagogies for learners and local communities through recent...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Translingual Practice

   Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations

   By Suresh Canagarajah

   Translingual Practice: Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations introduces a new way of looking at the use of English within a global context. Challenging traditional approaches in second language acquisition and English language teaching, this book incorporates recent advances in multilingual...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
4. Bilingualism in Schools and Society

   Language, Identity, and Policy

   By Sarah J Shin

   This book is an introduction to the social and educational aspects of bilingualism. It presents an overview of a broad range of sociolinguistic and political issues surrounding the use of two languages, including code-switching in popular music, advertising, and online social spaces. It offers a...

   Published August 24th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism

   Edited by Marilyn Martin-Jones, Adrian Blackledge, Angela Creese

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism provides a comprehensive survey of the field of multilingualism for a global readership, and an overview of the research which situates multilingualism in its social, cultural and political context. The handbook includes an introduction and five sections...

   Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Bilingual Pre-Teens

   Competing Ideologies and Multiple Identities in the U.S. and Germany

   By Janet M. Fuller

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified as "immigrant" or "elite" and are thus linked to socio-economic class categories. Fuller chooses for...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
7. Multilingualism, Discourse, and Ethnography

   Edited by Sheena Gardner, Marilyn Martin-Jones

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   Over the last twenty years, sociolinguistic research on multilingualism has been transformed. Two processes have been at work: first, an epistemological shift to a critical ethnographic approach, which has contributed to a larger turn toward post-structuralist perspectives on social life. Second,...

   Published May 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Introducing Multilingualism

   A Social Approach

   By Jean-Jacques Weber, Kristine Horner

   Introducing Multilingualism is a brand new, comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, Jean-Jacques Weber and Kristine Horner guide readers through the established theories about multilingualism. The...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
9. Language Mixing and Code-Switching in Writing

   Approaches to Mixed-Language Written Discourse

   Edited by Mark Sebba, Shahrzad Mahootian, Carla Jonsson

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   "Code-switching," or the alternation of languages by bilinguals, has attracted an enormous amount of attention from researchers. However, most research has focused on spoken language, and the resultant theoretical frameworks have been based on spoken code-switching. This volume presents a...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
10. China's Assimilationist Language Policy

    The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony

    Edited by Gulbahar H. Beckett, Gerard A. Postiglione

    Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

    China has huge ethnic minorities – over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China’s policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At...

    Published October 26th 2011 by Routledge