Multilingual Edge of Education

Piet Van Avermaet is Professor in ‘Language and Diversity’ in the Linguistics Department of Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Director of the Centre for Diversity & Learning at the same University. Stef Slembrouck is Senior Full Professor in English Linguistics at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Director of the University Language Centre. Koen Van Gorp is Head of Foreign Language Assessment at the Center for Language Teaching Advancement and affiliated faculty of the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University, USA. Sven Sierens is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Diversity & Learning, Linguistics Department at Ghent University, Belgium.Katrijn Maryns is Postdoctoral Researcher (FWO- Research Foundation Flanders) in the Linguistics Department at Ghent University, Belgium.r>

• Introduction: The Multilingual Edge of Education.- Part I Multilingualism in Education in a Context ofGlobalisation: A Status Quaestionis.- Strategies of Multilingualism in Education for MinorityChildren.- Disrupting Linguistic Inequalities in US Urban Classrooms:The Role of Translanguaging .- Urban Multilingualism and Educational Achievement:.- Identifying and Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies for School Improvement.- Part II Linguistic Diversity in the Home Context and theNormative Discourses of Educational Institutions.- Teaching in Two Languages: The Pedagogical Value of Code-Switching in Multilingual Classroom Settings.- Multilingualism and Translanguaging as a Resource for Teaching and Learning in French Guiana .- Migration and Plurilingualism in Southern European Homes and Schools.- Translanguaging: A Matter of Sociolinguistics, Pedagogicsand Interaction? .- Part III Perception, Experiential Voice and Narrative inAccounts of Multilingualism.- Double-Edged Valorizations of Urban Heteroglossia .- From the Margins to the Centre: Multilingual Teachers in a Monolingual System: Professional Identities, Skillsand Knowledge .- Children’s Bilingualism: An Inspiration for MultilingualEducational Practices.- Teaching African Languages the Ubuntu Way: The Effectsof Translanguaging Among Pre-Service Teachers in SouthAfrica.- Part IV The Added Value of Plurilingual Repertoires Breaking Out of L2-Exclusive Pedagogies: TeachersValorizing Immigrant Pupils’ Multilingual Repertoire inUrban Dutch-Medium Classrooms.- Translanguaging as a Key to Educational Success: TheExperience of One Irish Primary School.- Conclusion: Multilingualism, Diversity and EquitableLearning: Towards Crossing the ‘Abyss’.- Index