Language Education in Multilingual Colombia

Critical Perspectives and Voices from the Field

By: Norbella Miranda (Editor), Anne-Marie de MejÃa (Editor), Silvia Valencia Giraldo (Editor)

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Hardcover | 4 August 2022

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330 Pages

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This collection brings together cutting-edge research and theoretical discussions on the linguistic, cultural, and political forces that shape multilingual Colombia, highlighting the country's unique sociolinguistic landscape and offering new insights into multilingualism in the Global South.　

The volume outlines the changing dynamics of multilingualism in Colombia, where Spanish, Spanish-based and English-based Creoles, the linguistic and cultural heritages of Indigenous communities and migrant groups, and the prevalence of English in language education policy intersect. The chapters explore the implications of policy making on language policy discourse and especially on language teacher education for those working on the margins in urban and rural areas. They also explore existing understandings of interculturality and the work of academics and local communities in minority language revitalization efforts.

Problematizing essentialized views of language and culture and raising awareness around the complex relationship between language, identity, and interculturality in the Global South, this book will be of interest to scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language education, teacher education, and applied linguistics.

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"In bringing together previously diverse research traditions and consolidating a platform from which to discuss multilingualism and language education in a broad sense, this volume makes an important contribution both locally and globally...In the dialogue around language education and multilingualism, the volume should be read as a much overdue long-turn from Colombian scholars, and we would all do well to listen to what they have to tell us." - Peter Browning, University of Birmingham, UK, Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

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