The Multilingual Reality: Living with Languages

Author:   Ajit K. Mohanty
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
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9781788921961


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 November 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ajit K. Mohanty
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781788921961


ISBN 10:   1788921968
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 November 2018
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

Chapter 1. Introduction: Languaging without Borders and Binaries Chapter 2. The Multilingual World: Conceptual Issues Chapter 3. Multilingualism: A Resource or Burden? Chapter 4. Language, Power and Hierarchy: The Double Divide Chapter 5. Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Societies: Moving From Marginalisation/Assimilation to Assertive Maintenance     Chapter 6. Language Disadvantage, Capability Deprivation and Poverty Chapter 7. Multilingualism and Language Policy in Education Chapter 8. Educational Models in Multilingual Societies: Rethinking MLE Chapter 9. English in Multilingual Societies: The Dynamics of Dominance References

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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. * Joseph Lo Bianco, The University of Melbourne, Australia * Highly respected and beloved professor Ajit Mohanty has worked tirelessly so that children and teachers in multilingual contexts can learn and teach in their strongest languages. This inspiring book represents a wealth of experience and provides both theoretical and practical guidance on developing appropriate policy and practice in multilingual education. * Carol Benson, Columbia University, USA * Ajit Mohanty's meticulous book demonstrates why all countries can learn from the Indian experience. It reveals how educational language policy can serve the interests of the marginalised, and not merely the privileged. It is the missing link to Amartiya Sen's books on ensuring greater social justice, with English in appropriate perspective. * Robert Phillipson, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark * This is a well-researched, well-articulated book for academics and practitioners working in the area of education in post-colonial and multilingual societies. It is also relevant for theorists and practitioners working in the West, whose ideas about bi- and multilingual education would be challenged and widened by exposure to the range of issues that Mohanty raises, issues that are backed by decades of detailed research conducted with different ITM populations in India, as well as the author's personal biography as a citizen and scholar in a multilingual society. -- Shailaja Menon, Azim Premji University, India * Psychological Studies, 2020 *


Ajit Mohanty's meticulous book demonstrates why all countries can learn from the Indian experience. It reveals how educational language policy can serve the interests of the marginalised, and not merely the privileged. It is the missing link to Amartiya Sen's books on ensuring greater social justice, with English in appropriate perspective. * Robert Phillipson, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. *


Ajit Mohanty's meticulous book demonstrates why all countries can learn from the Indian experience. It reveals how educational language policy can serve the interests of the marginalised, and not merely the privileged. It is the missing link to Amartiya Sen's books on ensuring greater social justice, with English in appropriate perspective. * Robert Phillipson, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark * Highly respected and beloved professor Ajit Mohanty has worked tirelessly so that children and teachers in multilingual contexts can learn and teach in their strongest languages. This inspiring book represents a wealth of experience and provides both theoretical and practical guidance on developing appropriate policy and practice in multilingual education. * Carol Benson, Columbia University, USA * 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. * Joseph Lo Bianco, The University of Melbourne, Australia *


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. * Joseph Lo Bianco, The University of Melbourne, Australia * Ajit Mohanty's meticulous book demonstrates why all countries can learn from the Indian experience. It reveals how educational language policy can serve the interests of the marginalised, and not merely the privileged. It is the missing link to Amartiya Sen's books on ensuring greater social justice, with English in appropriate perspective. * Robert Phillipson, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. *


Highly respected and beloved professor Ajit Mohanty has worked tirelessly so that children and teachers in multilingual contexts can learn and teach in their strongest languages. This inspiring book represents a wealth of experience and provides both theoretical and practical guidance on developing appropriate policy and practice in multilingual education. * Carol Benson, Columbia University, USA * 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. * Joseph Lo Bianco, The University of Melbourne, Australia * Ajit Mohanty's meticulous book demonstrates why all countries can learn from the Indian experience. It reveals how educational language policy can serve the interests of the marginalised, and not merely the privileged. It is the missing link to Amartiya Sen's books on ensuring greater social justice, with English in appropriate perspective. * Robert Phillipson, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. *


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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.

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