European Multilingualism Current Perspectives and Challenges

by Schjerve, Rosita Rindler; Vetter, Eva,

• ISBN13: 9781847697356
• ISBN10: 1847697356
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-15
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Summary

Expanding on the results of the EU project LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence), this book pursues a multi-focal approach which elaborates on European Multilingualism as an ongoing process of shaping policy and generating scientific knowledge.

Author Biography

Rosita Rindler Schjerve is a full professor of Romance Linguistics at the Department of Romance Studies of Vienna University. Her research focus is on multilingualism, code-switching, language shift, language policies and Europeanisation. She was a partner in various EU-funded projects and author and editor of numerous books and contributions to international journals and handbooks.Eva Vetter is a professor at the Center for Research into Language Teaching and Learning at the University of Vienna. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and is the author of various publications focusing on specific aspects of multilingualism, e.g. minority languages in France, language awareness of teachers, and teaching and learning languages in multilingual contexts. Her research interests also include discourse analysis and language policy.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. European Multilingualism – Political Scope

1.1. Multilingualism and the Diversity Debate

1.2. European Multilingualism – Towards a Cross-Cutting Policy Framework

2. European Multilingualism as a Scientific Field of Research

2.1. Multilingualism – A Multi-Disciplinary Field of Research

3. The LINEE Project

3.1. Theoretical Dimension

3.2. LINEE Keyconcepts

3.3. Methodological Issues

3.4. Lines of Tension Emerging from LINEE

4. European Multilingualism Beyond LINEE

4.1. Re-Conceptualizing European Multilingualism

4.2. Towards an Integrative View of European Multilingualism

5. Conclusion