Challenging the Monolingual Mindset

John Hajek is Professor of Italian and Director of the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-cultural Communication (RUMACCC) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne. He is also founding president of the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU).Yvette Slaughter is a Research Fellow in the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross- Cultural Communication (RUMACCC) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne. Her research interests include language policy, language education (policy and implementation), bilingual education and sociolinguistics.

The book is a tribute to the legacy of Michael Clyne, researcher and advocate of multilingualism in Australia and abroad over a lifetime, and source of lasting inspiration for his many colleagues around the world, including those who contributed to this book with case studies across Australia, Europe and Asia. Australia has been a continent of immigration for many people and newborn generations with a wide spectrum of European roots. In its turn, this book will function as a rich source of learning and inspiration for many interested researchers and students who have witnessed and experienced the passage of Europe from a continent of emigration to immigration.

• Yvette Slaughter and John Hajek: IntroductionPart 1: Language Use and Policy in the International Context1. Catrin Norrby: English in Scandinavia – Monster or Mate? Sweden as a Case Study2. Francesco Cavallaro and Ng Bee Chin: Language in Singapore: From Multilingualism to English Plus3. Farzad Sharifian: English as an International Language: A Multilingual and Pluricentric Perspective4. Doris Schüpbach: German or Swiss? Address and other Routinised Formulas in German-speaking Switzerland5. Heinz L Kretzenbacher, Michael Clyne†, John Hajek, Catrin Norrby and Jane Warren: Meet and Greet: Nominal Address and Introductions in Intercultural Communication at International ConferencesPart 2: Immigrant Languages in Australia: Understanding and Advancing Multilingualism6. Marisa Cordella and Hui Huang: L1 and L2 Chinese, German and Spanish Speakers in Action: Stancetaking in Intergenerational and Intercultural Encounters7. Simon Musgrave and John Hajek: Linguistic Diversity and Early Language Maintenance Efforts in a Recent Migrant Community in Australia: Sudanese Languages, their Speakers and the Challenge of Engagement8. Jim Hlavac: Language Maintenance and Sociolinguistic Continuity amongst two groups of First-Generation Speakers: Macedonians from Aegean Macedonia and the Republic Of Macedonia9. Louisa Willoughby: The Role of Professional Advice in Shaping Language Choice in Migrant Background Families with Deaf ChildrenPart 3: Language Policy and Education as Tools for Change in Australia10. Howard Nicholas: Losing Bilingualism while Promoting Second Language Acquisition in Australian Language Policy11. Yvette Slaughter and John Hajek: Mainstreaming of Italian in Australian Schools: The Paradox of Success?12. Margaret Gearon: Understanding the Role of Professional Development and Influences on Teacher Practice: An Australian Case Study of Community Languages Teachers13. Colin Nettelbeck: ‘A Somewhat Disconcerting Truth’: The Perils of Monolingualism as seen through the Early Years of the RAAF School of Languages14. Averil Grieve: ‘Die Erfüllung eines Traums’: Challenging the Monolingual Mindset through the Establishment of an Early Immersion Language Programme