Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Series Editor’s Preface xiii
5. Foreword xvii
6. 1. Introduction: Languaging Without Borders and Binaries 1
7. 2. The Multilingual World: Conceptual Issues 10
8. 3. Multilingualism: A Resource or Burden? 35
9. 4. Language, Power and Hierarchy: The Double Divide 70
10. 5. Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Societies: From Marginalisation/ Assimilation to Assertive Maintenance 95
11. 6. Language Disadvantage, Capability Deprivation and Poverty 127
12. 7. Multilingualism and Language Policy in Education 145
13. 8. Educational Models in Multilingual Societies: Rethinking Multilingual Education 162
14. 9. English in Multilingual Societies: The Dynamics of Dominance 185
15. Afterword 214
16. References 220
17. Index of Languages 242
18. General Index 244