A Multilingual Development Framework For Young Learners: Early Multi-Competence In South Tyrol (Language Contact And Bilingualism [Lcb])

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.

• | Author: Barbara Hofer
• | Publisher: Walter De Gruyter
• | Publication Date: Feb 20, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 300 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 3111104656
• | ISBN-13: 9783111104652