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Language and Spirit
This edited book explores stories of linguistic and spiritual identity in the urban and rural Australian landscape. It is an innovative mix of thirty six personal narratives and eleven research studies, which together offer accounts of the intersection of languages, religion and spirituality in people’s lives. Teachers of Indigenous languages speak of the critical connection between language revitalization, the spirituality of Country, and well-being. Both new and long-established diaspora individuals speak of the often complex but vital joint role of language and faith in belonging and heritage. The new dimension which the book brings to multilingualism is relevant to all complex global societies. Language and Spirit is ideal for both the general reader interested in community languages and interfaith issues, and academics in global intercultural studies and Applied Linguistics study wishing to gain a nuanced insight into the Language and Spirit intersection.
The Changing Face of the “Native Speaker”
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 contribut...
Languages of Sydney
The project showcased in this book examines beliefs, values and meanings regarding language learning and linguistic identity. Initial teacher education students map language experiences to body silhouettes and to record, through narratives, how their attitudes and perceptions are affected by their own language and cultural background.
Community and Heritage Languages Schools Transforming Education
This edited book offers a new look at community and heritage languages schools around the world, providing a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of language education and cultural understanding in and beyond school contexts. Covering research and practice, the contributors survey the global landscape of community and heritage language schools and explore new developments in the field to understand the challenges the schools face and discuss the impact they have on their students and surrounding communities. Chapters address key topics including language development, academic achievement, professional development, learner identity and agency, online learning and teaching disruptions. Contribut...
The Business of Changing Lives
A unique guide showing how a company can achieve technological advances for the betterment of society that bridge the socioeconomic divide through edu-cation and enjoy profitable growth. Socially conscious entrepreneurs want to give in a way that makes a lasting impact on society, and author Allan H Weis shows them how to balance that desire with smart corporate management. Applying engineering acumen and social consciousness, Weis describes how he led his company as it designed and operated in record time the largest and fastest part of the Internet; sponsored an educational Olympics on the World Wide Web to introduce a new generation to the magic of computers, online learning, and the coll...
Mehrsprachigkeit in der Schule
Der Band richtet sich gleichermaßen an Forschende und Lehrende in Bildungseinrichtungen für die verschiedensten Altersstufen, die sich nicht nur für die vielfältigen Dimensionen und Potenziale von Mehrsprachigkeit und ihrer Didaktik interessieren, sondern die den Wunsch der Herausgeber:innen teilen, Brücken zwischen Erkenntnissen der Forschung und ihrer unterrichtspraktischen Umsetzung zu schlagen, Phänomene der Mehrsprachigkeit in ihrer ganzen lebensweltlichen Fülle zu verstehen und kritisch zu beurteilen und schließlich daran mitzuwirken, dass der Fremdsprachenunterricht durch seine Öffnung für sprachenübergreifendes Lernen einen konstitutiven Beitrag zu einer zeitgemäßen Erziehung in einer wesentlich durch Vernetzung gekennzeichneten Welt leistet.
