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A Multilingual Development Framework for Young Learners : Early Multi-Competence in South Tyrol /

Hofer, Barbara

A Multilingual Development Framework for Young Learners : Early Multi-Competence in South Tyrol / Barbara Hofer. - 1 online resource (XXI, 273 p.) - Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] , 27 2190-698X ; .

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Structure of the book -- Contents -- Introduction: Terminological and conceptual clarifications -- Part I -- Chapter 1. Multilingual is as multilingual does -- Chapter 2. Multilingualism: Problem, right or resource? -- Chapter 3. Monolingual native speaker vs multilingual norms -- Chapter 4. Rehabilitating Babel – Cultivating a multilingual learning ecology -- Chapter 5. Widening perspectives: Applying CDS Thinking to multilingual competence building -- Chapter 6. The impact of complex factor bundles on the multilingual system -- Part II -- Chapter 7. The study -- Chapter 8. Results -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

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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.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9783111104652 9783111107714 9783111106601

10.1515/9783111106601 doi


Multilingualism in children--Italy--Trentino-Alto Adige.
Angewandte Linguistik.
Mehrsprachigkeit.
Psycholinguistik.
Soziolinguistik.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.

Early Multicompetence. Multilingual Assessment. Multilingual Awareness. Multilingual Development. Multilingual Education. Multilingual Learning.

P115.2 / .H64 2023

404/.2083094538