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Reilly, Colin; Costley, Tracey; Gibson, Hannah; Kula, Nancy; Bagwasi, Mompoloki M.; Dikosha, Dikosha; Mmolao, Phetso; Mwansa, Joseph M.; Mwandia, Martha; Mapunda, Gastor; James, Edna – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
This paper discusses collaborative ethnographic work investigating multilingualism within education in Botswana, Tanzania, and Zambia. The paper takes a reflective perspective on how research is conducted and the role that multilingualism and collaboration can play in the research process itself. As a team of thirteen individuals, working across…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Multilingualism, Cross Cultural Studies, Vignettes
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Boivin, Nettie – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
Researchers have attempted to address the intersection of multisensory and multimodal discourse practices from an interactional perspective. This study argues for the value of experiential, non-interactional multisensory discourse resources and proposes a conceptual framework of "multisensory discourse resources" to bridge visual and…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, Multisensory Learning, Guidelines
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Yuan, Rui – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2019
This paper reviews existing studies (n = 22) on nonnative English teacher identity in L2 school contexts from 2008 to 2017. Through a systematic and rigorous process of paper selection and analysis, three major themes were identified, i.e. (1) identity development through social engagement; (2) identity conflicts and struggle at intrapersonal,…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Hirsch, Tijana; Lee, Jin Sook – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
Traditional notions of family structure and settlement are no longer representative of families that are pursuing global opportunities for different reasons. Transnational families are increasingly more common and their experiences rooted in more frequent or intended translocations are different than those of the immigrant populations. One of the…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
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Ibrahim, Awad – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
My aim in this article is to epistemologically read Deleuze and Guattari (D & G) against critical race theory (CRT) and simultaneously delineate how D & G's notion of "body without organs" can benefit from CRT. At first glance, especially for language instructors and researchers, these two epistemological frameworks not only…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Critical Theory, Racial Bias, Epistemology
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Nguyen, Van Huy; Hamid, M. Obaidul – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has long been considered a global policy in language education. It has been borrowed and adopted by different polities across the world. However, it is still not clear why the CEFR, intended for European usage, has become a ubiquitous tool for overhauling the quality of teaching and…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sakamoto, Mitsuyo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
Compared with other countries in Asia, Japan is far behind in terms of introducing and delivering bilingual education, let alone effective immersion programmes. In order to make its citizens more bilingual, Japan has been introducing innovative measures including the implementation of the teaching of English in elementary education and a new…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Kingsley, Leilarna – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
This paper is based on research conducted in banks in the international banking centre of Luxembourg. Operating in the globalised context of international banking and multilingual Luxembourg, financial institutions are an ideal focal point for investigating policy and practices in complex multilingual and transnational work spaces. Two theoretical…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Multilingualism, Questionnaires, Focus Groups
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Makoe, Pinky; McKinney, Carolyn – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
Existing research on language in South African schooling frequently draws attention to the problematic hegemony of English and the lack of access to quality education in the home language of the majority of learners, often drawing on the metaphor of a gap or a disjuncture between post-apartheid language in education policy (LiEP) and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Language Attitudes, Power Structure
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Draper, John Charles – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
This paper reports on the use of ethnolinguistic vitality as the framework for a sociolinguistic survey measuring attitudes to multilingualism and reporting on the experiences of a community of Northeast Thailand (Isan) that forms part of Thailand's largest minority. The aim of the study was to examine the experiences of participants in a…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Second Language Learning
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Afful, Joseph Benjamin Archibald – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
In the last two decades, scholars in discourse studies and sociolinguistics have shown considerable interest in how identity is encoded in discourses across various facets of life such as academia, home, politics and workplace. By adopting an ethnographic-style approach, this study shows how students in a Ghanaian university construct their…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Sociolinguistics, Foreign Countries, Sexual Identity
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Grin, Francois – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Describes a study of the economics of language competence in Switzerland and the efficacy of education systems undertaken to develop guidelines for language policy. This study was mandated by such issues as the reassertion of local identities, unprecedented migration flows, the emergence of the European Union, and the intensification of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Economics, Foreign Countries, Guidelines