36.253, Books: Multilingual Classrooms for Young Children in the UK: Kiaer (2025)

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Date: 17-Jan-2025
From: Flo McClelland [flo at multilingual-matters.com]
Subject: Multilingual Classrooms for Young Children in the UK: Kiaer (2025)


Title: Multilingual Classrooms for Young Children in the UK
Subtitle: Advancing Diversity through Technology and Research
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Multilingual Matters
           http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Book URL:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800414679

Author(s): Jieun Kiaer

Pbk ISBN 9781800414679 £19.95 / US$26.95 / €23.95
Hbk ISBN 9781800414686 £69.95 / US$93.95 / €84.95
EPUB ISBN 9781800414709 £10.00 / US$13.00 / €12.00
PDF ISBN 9781800414693 £10.00 / US$13.00 / €12.00

Abstract:

This book demonstrates the importance of raising multilingual children
in the UK, both for the children’s own benefit and for the benefit of
society as a whole. Against the backdrop of both the rich linguistic
diversity already present in the UK and the challenges faced by any
languages other than a few major European languages to find any space
in educational contexts, the author challenges the myth that
multilingualism hinders English language acquisition and use, instead
emphasising the cultural and cognitive advantages of multilingual
education and support for home and community languages. The book is a
call to action for educators, policymakers and parents, combining
practical strategies with research-based insights to support its
readers in advocating for multilingual education. It presents a
hopeful vision for education in the UK, where teachers can combine
technological innovations and the linguistic resources of their
classrooms and communities to support and promote multilingualism.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics




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