The notion of the native speaker and its undertones of ultimate
language competence, language ownership and social status has been
problematized by various researchers, arguing that the ensuing
monolingual norms and assumptions are flawed or inequitable in a
global super-diverse world. However, such norms are still ubiquitous
in educational, institutional and social settings, in political
structures and in research paradigms. This collection offers voices
from various contexts and corners of the world and further challenges
the native speaker construct adopting poststructuralist and
postcolonial perspectives. It includes conceptual, methodological,
educational and practice-oriented contributions. Topics span language
minorities, intercomprehension, plurilingualism and pluriculturalism,
translanguaging, teacher education, new speakers, language background
profiling, heritage languages, and learner identity, among others.
Collectively, the authors paint the portrait of the "changing face of
the native speaker" while also strengthening a new global agenda in
multilingualism and social justice. These diverse and interconnected
contributions are meant to inspire researchers, university students,
educators, policy makers and beyond.
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Perspectives from Multilingualism and Globalization
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781501512353
Publisert
2023
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok