Multilingualism and language diversity in urban areas : acquisition, identities, space, education /

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Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, [2013]
Description:1 online resource (viii, 379 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Hamburg studies on linguistic diversity, 2211-3703 ; v. 1
Hamburg studies on linguistic diversity ; v. 1.
Subject:Multilingualism -- Social aspects.
Urban dialects.
Language and languages -- Variation.
Languages in contact.
Sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages -- Variation.
Languages in contact.
Multilingualism -- Social aspects.
Sociolinguistics.
Urban dialects.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11188648
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Other authors / contributors:Siemund, Peter, 1965- editor.
Gogolin, Ingrid, editor.
Schulz, Monika, editor.
Davydova, Julia, 1977- editor.
ISBN:9781299612013
1299612016
9789027272218
9027272212
9789027214140
902721414X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 22, 2021).
Summary:Because of the power and international status of English, and because of real or perceived pressures to 'assimilate' persons from non-English speaking cultural backgrounds, educators in English-dominant countries are likely to have a primary focus on the academic achievement of learners based on monolingual (English) standards and benchmarks. 'Success' in educational contexts is likely to reflect the common sense view "the more English, as early as possible, the better the outcome", which, while intuitively logical, is not supported by the best available research on the acquisition of English.
Other form:Print version: Siemund, Peter. Multilingualism and Language Diversity in Urban Areas. John Benjamins Publishing Company 2013 9789027214140