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WP317 Linguistic Citizenship
2023
This paper explores the notion of Linguistic Citizenship, a term coined by Chris Stroud at the turn of the millennium in Southern Africa to draw attention to ‘grassroots’ engagements with language (specifically multilingualism) as a dynamic of …
Key words: decolonisation, education, language ideology, Linguistic Citizenship, multilingualism
WP308 ESOL and Linguistic Citizenship: Practical actions amid policy neglect
2023
This paper describes national policy for teaching English to adult migrants in England, and asks what ESOL teaching can do to overcome the fragmentation and hostility it finds, opening up to multilingualism instead. After a historical sketch of …
Key words: adult education, ESOL, language policy, Linguistic Citizenship