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Challenges of multilingual education: Streamlining affordances through Dominant Language Constellations

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This contribution to the special volume is written in tune with Prof Marianna Visser’s seeing linguistic diversity in Africa as an asset rather than a complicating factor (2012, 2013). Multilingualism is without a doubt an advantage. With that said, multilingual education is a truly challenging enterprise. In particular, the realisation of appropriate educational affordances is a daunting task. In view of this, the aim of this chapter is to highlight the necessity of systematic managing of affordances in multilingual education and introduce the idea of affordances streamlining as an additional way for bettering the practice of multilingual teaching and learning.

Source: Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus

DOI: 10.5842/58-0-845

Author: Larissa Aronin

Institution: Oranim Academic College of Education

Language: English

Topic: Multilingual Education and Policy

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $149