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From Colonial Legacy to Multilingual Education - Reviving and Leveraging Funds of Knowledge

Year: 2025

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: The concept of Funds of Knowledge (FoK) is essential for reimagining language education in multilingual contexts, particularly within postcolonial societies. Expanding on frameworks developed since the late 1980s, the notion of Funds of Knowledge and Identity (FoK/I) (Esteban-Guitart, 2023b) advances this discourse by emphasizing the cultural, linguistic, literary, and ecological assets that students bring from their home environments into the classroom. This perspective challenges deficit models that attribute the underperformance of marginalized students to their socio-economic backgrounds. Instead, FoK/I underscores the wealth of resources these students possess, highlighting how these can be leveraged for academic success (NCERT, 2006).

Source: IGI Global eBooks

DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-8094-9.ch012

Author: Kirti Kapur

Institution: National Council Of Educational Research And Training

Language: English

Topic: Multilingual Education and Policy

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4410024868

FWCI: 4.775

Cites: 43

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10