1 A Comparison of Swedish and Canadian Educational Policies and Instructional Practices: The Case of Multilingual Language Learners

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 A Comparison of Swedish and Canadian Educational Policies and Instructional Practices: The Case of Multilingual Language Learners 11
6. 2 National Curriculum Reforms and Their Impact on Indigenous and Minority Languages: The Sami in Norway and Welsh in Wales in Comparative Perspective 39
7. 3 Languaging and Language Policies among Multilingual Children and Youth Groups in Finland and Denmark 68
8. 4 ‘I Am a Plurilingual Speaker, but Can I Teach Plurilingual Speakers?’ Contradictions in Student Teacher Discourses on Plurilingualism in Spain, Slovenia and Finland 95
9. 5 In Search of Dominant Language Constellations among Multilingual Young Adults in Cyprus and Finland: The Infl uence of Multiple Language Use and Practices on Linguistic Identity and Trajectories as Future Teachers 121
10. 6 Supporting Multilingual Learning in Educational Contexts: Lessons from Poland, Finland and California 147
11. 7 Researching Adolescents’ Linguistic Repertoires in Multilingual Areas: Case Studies from South Tyrol and Finland 173
12. Creating Synergies in Comparative Multilingualism: An Epilogue 198
13. Index 213