Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements VII
3. Contents IX
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1: Tensions between language policies and language practices
6. 1. Language policies versus language practices: A new language conflict? 13
7. 2. Multilingualism and immigration in the educational system: The case of Italian schools 37
8. Part 2: Responses to multilingual challenges in the field of societal practices
9. 3. Rescaling the problem of language difference: Some observations for policy and practice of language support in an era of globalisation 71
10. 4. “Only dirty things!” Functions of mother tongue use in collaborative group work 91
11. Part 3: Responses to multilingual challenges in the context of family policies and practices
12. 5. Urban multilingualism and family language policy 121
13. 6. Multilingual family practices: An interactional study 141
14. Part 4: New ways of mapping multilingual proficiency
15. 7. Sociopragmatic competence and second language acquisition: Learners of English in a study abroad context 167
16. 8. The building of textual cohesion in the narrations of bilingual children: Implications for bilingualism and multilingual societies 191
17. Conclusion 217
18. Index 227