Multilingual Reality

Ajit K. Mohanty is Chief Adviser of the National Multilingual Education Resource Consortium (NMRC) and Retired Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His research interests include multilingualism, multilingual education, multilingual socialisation and educational language policy.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Languaging without Borders and BinariesChapter 2. The Multilingual World: Conceptual IssuesChapter 3. Multilingualism: A Resource or Burden?Chapter 4. Language, Power and Hierarchy: The Double DivideChapter 5. Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Societies: Moving From Marginalisation/Assimilation to Assertive Maintenance    Chapter 6. Language Disadvantage, Capability Deprivation and PovertyChapter 7. Multilingualism and Language Policy in EducationChapter 8. Educational Models in Multilingual Societies: Rethinking MLEChapter 9. English in Multilingual Societies: The Dynamics of DominanceReferences

This remarkable and important volume stands in stark contrast to reductive, partial or tendentious accounts of language in society and education. Mohanty’s book is a tour de force. It will stand the test of time due to its ability to comprehend and critique injustice and inequality without losing sight of the cultural richness, intellectual depth and sheer marvel at the ingenuity that languages represent.