Marisa Cordella is Associate Professor in Spanish Linguistics at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her research expertise lies in the areas of discourse analysis (e.g. critical discourse analysis, interactional sociolinguistics), intercultural and intergenerational communication, teaching methodologies, medical communication and translation studies. She is the author of two books on discourse analysis and medical communication.Hui Huang is Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia. Her research interests and publications cover the areas of second language acquisition and sociolinguistics, particularly the teaching of Chinese as a second/heritage language, ICT in language teaching, cross-cultural communication and immigrant identity.

• Marisa Cordella and Hui Huang : Introduction         Section 1. Setting the Scene: Many Cultures, Many Opportunities1. Marisa Cordella: The Immigrant Potential: Multiculturalism, Language Skills and Community Resources2. Susan Feldman, Harriet Radermacher and Colette Browning: Contemporary Intergenerational Relationships3. Hui Huang and Marisa Cordella : Community Resources on Our Doorstep: Language Learning in ActionSection 2. Constructing Identity: The Self-Presentation of Older Native Speakers4. Marisa Cordella: Taking a Stance: Older Native Speakers with Young Language Learners5. Brigitte Lambert and Marisa Cordella : The Migration Experience and the Ethos of Self6. Hui Huang and Yanying Lu: ‘Who Are We?’ Self-Referencing in Chinese and German Conversations Using the First-Person Plural7. Marisa Cordella and Cecilia Kokubu: Creating, Maintaining and Challenging Rapport Across Languages and Age Groups8. Harriet Radermacher, Colette Browning and Susan Feldman: ‘I feel very happy that I can contribute to society’: Exploring the Value of the Project for Older PeopleSection 3. Situated Learning: Enhancing the Opportunities for L2 Students9. Hui Huang: Gaining L2 Self-Confidence in Conversations with Native Speakers10. Hui Huang: Developing Interactional Competence in Dyadic Conversations: Cross-language Evidence11. Hui Huang, Marisa Cordella, Colette Browning and Ramona Baumgartner: An Innovative Language Learning and Social Inclusion Model

The project this book presents is a rare and beautiful combination of high-quality inter-disciplinary research coupled with a genuine desire to foster cross-cultural and intergenerational understanding in an innovative model of socially inclusive second language learning.