Languages, Cultures and Schools

Community and Heritage Languages in a Changing World

AvKen Cruickshank,Linda Tsung

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Offers the most comprehensive national study of community and heritage language schools.Community/heritage language schools exist across the world, and yet little is known of the languages they teach, how they are organised and what students learn. Teachers in mainstream schools are generally unaware of the language and cultural knowledge their students are gaining from these schools. This book provides an overview of this educational sector and crucially how it interacts with mainstream education.Students of all ages describe what they think of the schools, how language learning impacts on their senses of self and their attitudes to their cultures and languages, and the role of their languages in everyday life. Teachers share their experiences, perceptions and practices. Parents and grandparents report the importance of community/heritage language schools for families, communities and broader society.The book offers both an in-depth study of this type of education in New South Wales, Australia, and insights that will be of use in language education across the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Perspectives on Language and Education
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781836683131

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Ken Cruickshank is Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. He is the editor of Community and Heritage Languages Schools Transforming Education (with J. Lo Bianco and M Wahlin, Routledge, 2024).Linda Tsung is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingual Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Learning Chinese in a Multilingual Space: An Ecological Perspective on Studying Abroad (with P. Tong, Springer, 2022).

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This well-researched book provides a comprehensive, timely, and highly readable account of community (heritage) language programs in Australia. Vivid case studies in distinct ethnolinguistic communities exemplify issues and possibilities in this educational sector. Important organizational, social, political, transnational, curricular, and pedagogical dimensions of community language education of wider global relevance are also discussed.

Innehållsförteckning

Figures and ImagesGlossaryChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Context and Background Chapter 3. School Organisation Chapter 4. How Schools Make Communities: Thai Language Schools Chapter 5. Polish CL Schools: Transnational Language Hubs Chapter 6. Chinese Community Languages Schools Chapter 7. Students in Community SchoolsChapter 8. TeachersChapter 9. Parents and Community/Heritage Languages Schools Chapter 10. Principals and School Leaders Chapter 11. Teaching and LearningChapter 12. Online Teaching Chapter 13. Assessment and Accrediting Student Learning Chapter 14. Politics: (Re)-Constructing Culture and Language Chapter 15. Where To Next?ReferencesIndex