Overview

How do written and other signs shape our educational spaces and practices; and how, in turn, are these written and other signs shaped by the educational spaces and practices they inhabit? Building on enquiries into the linguistic landscapes of public spaces, this volume addresses these questions and thereby further advances the educational turn in linguistic and semiotic landscapes studies. Prompted by social changes associated with migration and superdiversity, as well as imperatives to promote pluri- and multilingualism, the studies collected here speak to the interest of researchers and practitioners in educational linguistics and educational sciences. They confirm the value of combining empirical analyses of linguistic and semiotic educationscapes with action research on mobilising linguistic landscapes as pedagogical resources to promote multilingual equality.

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Author:   Edina Krompák ,  Víctor Fernández-Mallat ,  Stephan Meyer
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.609kg
ISBN:  

9781788923866

ISBN 10:   1788923863
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   20 December 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement Contributors Chapter 1. Edina Krompák, Víctor Fernández-Mallat and Stephan Meyer: The Symbolic Value of Educationscapes – Expanding the Intersections between Linguistic Landscape and Education Part I: Assessing the Linguistic and Semiotic Landscapes of Educational Spaces Chapter 2. Sabine Lehner: Linguistic Landscapes and Constructions of Space in a Learning Club for Young Refugees in Vienna Chapter 3. Leona Harris, Una Cunningham, Jeanette King and Dyanna Stirling: Landscape Design for Language Revitalisation: Linguistic Landscape In and Beyond a Māori Immersion Early Childhood Centre Chapter 4. Carla Bagna and Martina Bellinzona: Italian Linguistic Schoolscape: Neo-plurilingualism in an Age of Migration Chapter 5. Corey Huang Fanglei: Displaying Care: The Neoliberal Semiotic Landscape of Psychological Health Services Posters on a University Campus in Hong Kong Chapter 6. Boglárka Straszer and David Kroik: Promoting Indigenous Language Rights in Saami Educational Spaces: Findings from a Preschool in Southern Saepmie Chapter 7. Edina Krompák: Blackboard – A Space within a Space. Visible Linguistic and Social Practices in Swiss Primary Classrooms Part II: Linguistic Landscape as a Pedagogical Resource Chapter 8. Mieke Vandenbroucke: Institutional Educationscapes for New Speakers in Flanders: Language Learning Campaigns and Linguistic Integration Chapter 9. Kirk P.H. Sullivan, Christian Waldmann and Maria Wiklund: Using Participatory Linguistic Landscapes as Pedagogy for Democracy: A Didactic Study in a Primary School Classroom Chapter 10. July De Wilde, Johannes Verhoene, Jo Tondeur and Ellen Van Praet: ‘Go in Practice’: Linguistic Landscape and Outdoor Learning Chapter 11. Solvita Burr: Linguistic Landscape Signs in First-Language Learning Materials: From Passively Illustrative Function to Meaningful Learning Experiences Chapter 12. Yu Li: Cultural Authenticity in the Linguistic Landscape: Developing Additional-Language Learners’ Critical Intercultural Understanding Chapter 13. Durk Gorter and Jasone Cenoz: Linguistic Landscapes in Educational Contexts: An Afterword Index

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This volume helps expand our understanding of the way language learning is always geosemiotically structured - sometimes hindering or closing off access, other times opening up powerful new opportunities. I applaud the editors for bringing together such a distinctive, diverse array of case studies. * Crispin Thurlow, University of Bern, Switzerland *

Author Information

Edina Krompák is Head of Research and Development at Schaffhausen University of Teacher Education, Switzerland. Her research interests include linguistic landscapes in educational contexts, multilingual language use and identity, translanguaging and multilingual play in early childhood. Víctor Fernández-Mallat is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Georgetown University, USA. His research interests include sociolinguistics, language attitudes, address forms, Spanish in the US and linguistic landscapes. Stephan Meyer is Deputy Director of the Language Centre at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His interests include scholarly discourse, multilingualism and social theory. 

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