Case study research has played a very important role in applied linguistics since the field
was established, particularly in studies of language teaching, learning, and use. The case in …

What motivates some linguistic minorities to maintain their language? Why do others shift
away from it rather quickly? Are there specific conditions-environmental or personal …

Introducing Multilingualism is a comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic
field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach and covering …

This book offers an introduction to the many facets of multilingualism in a changing world. It
begins with an overview of the multiplicity of human languages and their geographic …

Recent studies indicate that heritage language speakers have professional opportunities in
translation and interpreting (eg, Carreira, 2014a) because of their unique linguistic and …

The multilingual turn is increasingly endorsed and promoted by such political forces as the
Council of Europe. The CEFR Companion Volume with New Descriptors (Council of Europe …

388 International Journal of Bilingualism 22 (4)• what motivations there are for language
learning and/or language maintenance;• what languages (or language varieties) are used in …

Spanish Heritage Learners' Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice
introduces a comprehensive, multi-level empirical study on the writing abilities of Spanish …

Since the languages of immigrant communities in Canada are categorized as “non-official”,
our government is under no obligation to contribute to the perpetuation of these languages …

As immigration to Iceland increased in the past decades, the demography in schools
changed as well. Students in compulsory schools speak around one hundred different …