Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe is Associate Professor in Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain. Her research interests focus on the acquisition of English as a second and a third language, multilingualism and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Her work has appeared in books, edited books and international journals.Leyre Ruiz de Zarobe is Associate Professor in French Linguistics in the Department of French Philology at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain. Her main research interests and publications are in the field of French pragmatics, discourse analysis, and French as a Second/Foreign Language.

• 1. New perspectives on multilingualism and L2 acquisition: an introduction 2. A bright future for interdisciplinary multilingualism research 3. How does pragmatic competence develop in bilinguals? 4. English L3 learning in a multilingual context: the role of parental education and L2 exposure within the living community 5. Practice makes best: contrasting learning contexts, comparing learner progress 6. Towards new learning partnerships in bilingual educational contexts – raising learner awareness and creating conditions for reciprocity and pedagogic attention