A Multilingual Development Framework for Young Learners : Early Multi-Competence in South Tyrol /
This book presents a new extended framework for the study of early multicompetence. It proposes a concept of multilingual competences as a valuable educational target, and a view of the multilingual learner as a competent language user. The thematic focus is on multilingual skill development in prim...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter Mouton,
[2023]
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| Series: | Language contact and bilingualism ;
27 |
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| Summary: | This book presents a new extended framework for the study of early multicompetence. It proposes a concept of multilingual competences as a valuable educational target, and a view of the multilingual learner as a competent language user. The thematic focus is on multilingual skill development in primary schoolers in the trilingual province of South Tyrol, northern Italy. A wide range of topics pertaining to multicompetence building and the special affordances of multilingual pedagogy are explored. Key concepts like language proficiency, native-speakerism, or monolingual classroom bias are subjected to critical analysis |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 3111104656 9783111104652 |