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Author Coposescu, Liliana

Title Migration, Multilingualism and Schooling in Southern Europe
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (451 pages)
Contents Table of contents; acknowledgements; list of figures; list of tables; introduction -- migration-induced linguistic diversity in southern european countries; part i -- linguistic diversity in the age of globalization and context-related issues in southern european countries; chapter one -- which freedom?; chapter two -- dominant languages in a multilingual society; chapter three -- migration and educational success the challenge of language diversity for european education systems; chapter four -- ""to be accepted for who we are""
Chapter five -- fostering plurilingualism and intercultural competencechapter six -- some remarks on immigration, immigrants'' languages and repertoires in italy, at the beginning of the xxi century; part ii -- a resource-oriented perspective on linguistic diversity; chapter seven -- the meridium focus on primary schools; chapter eight -- the meridium project; chapter nine -- bilingual pupils and parents in italian schools; chapter ten -- migration and multilingualism in social and educational contexts in spain; chapter eleven -- multilingualism and immigration in the portuguese linguistic landscape
Chapter twelve -- migratory experience and attitudes towards multilingualismchapter thirteen -- language use, perception and attitudes amongst maltese primary school children; chapter fourteen -- linguistic plurality in european countries; chapter fifteen -- conclusions; contributors; appendices; appendix a; appendix b; appendix c
Summary Migration, Multilingualism and Schooling in Southern Europe, edited by Sandro Caruana, Liliana Coposescu and Stefania Scaglione, deals with a highly current topic in Europe today, namely migration in Southern European countries and its impact on children in primary schooling. The volume deals with migration, both through the contribution of experts in the field, and through the results of an EU-funded project, MERIDIUM, which spanned over three years and touched on a number of topical issues ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Multilingualism -- Europe, Southern
Immigrants -- Education -- Europe, Southern
Multilingual education -- Europe, Southern
Multicultural education -- Europe, Southern
Emigration and immigration law -- Social aspects -- Europe, Southern
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Emigration and immigration
Immigrants -- Education
Multicultural education
Multilingual education
Multilingualism
SUBJECT Europe, Southern -- Emigration and immigration
Subject Southern Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Scaglione, Stefania
Caruana, Sandro
ISBN 9781443865661
1443865664
1322056994
9781322056999
9781443842211
1443842214