Lytra, Vally. 2021. The normalcy of linguistic and cultural diversity. Gradient(2), pp. 28-29. [Article]

Preview

Text Lytra-2021-Gradient.pdf - Accepted Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial. Download (94kB) | Preview

Abstract or Description

As a researcher, educator, and community activist working with families, schools, and ethnic minority communities in the fields of multilingualism and language education across three countries (Greece, England, and Switzerland) for over twenty years, I have witnessed a dramatic shift in societal attitudes and discourses towards multilingualism – from discourses pathologizing linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingual speakers to discourses celebrating cognitive advantages, academic attainment, and access to higher education and future professional opportunities.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	linguistic diversity, cultural diversity
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Educational Studies > Centre for Language, Culture and Learning
Dates:	Date Event December 2021 Published
Item ID:	30969
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2022 10:37
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2022 10:37
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/30969

View statistics for this item...

Edit Record (login required)