Languages, Cultures and Schools

Community and Heritage Languages in a Changing World
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-83668-313-1
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, Band 138, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Reihe: New Perspectives on Language and Education

Offers the most comprehensive national study of community and heritage language schools.

Community/heritage language schools exist across the world, and yet little is known of the languages they teach, how they are organised and what students learn. Teachers in mainstream schools are generally unaware of the language and cultural knowledge their students are gaining from these schools. This book provides an overview of this educational sector and crucially how it interacts with mainstream education.

Students of all ages describe what they think of the schools, how language learning impacts on their senses of self and their attitudes to their cultures and languages, and the role of their languages in everyday life. Teachers share their experiences, perceptions and practices. Parents and grandparents report the importance of community/heritage language schools for families, communities and broader society.

The book offers both an in-depth study of this type of education in New South Wales, Australia, and insights that will be of use in language education across the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cruickshank, Ken

Tsung, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures and Images

Glossary

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Context and Background

Chapter 3. School Organisation

Chapter 4. How Schools Make Communities: Thai Language Schools

Chapter 5. Polish CL Schools: Transnational Language Hubs

Chapter 6. Chinese Community Languages Schools

Chapter 7. Students in Community Schools

Chapter 8. Teachers

Chapter 9. Parents and Community/Heritage Languages Schools

Chapter 10. Principals and School Leaders

Chapter 11. Teaching and Learning

Chapter 12. Online Teaching

Chapter 13. Assessment and Accrediting Student Learning

Chapter 14. Politics: (Re)-Constructing Culture and Language

Chapter 15. Where To Next?

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cruickshank, Ken
Ken Cruickshank is Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Community and Heritage Languages Schools Transforming Education (with J. Lo Bianco and M Wahlin, Routledge, 2024).

Tsung, Linda
Linda Tsung is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingual Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Learning Chinese in a Multilingual Space: An Ecological Perspective on Studying Abroad (with P. Tong, Springer, 2022).

Ken Cruickshank is Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. He is the editor of Community and Heritage Languages Schools Transforming Education (with J. Lo Bianco and M Wahlin, Routledge, 2024).

Linda Tsung is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingual Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Learning Chinese in a Multilingual Space: An Ecological Perspective on Studying Abroad (with P. Tong, Springer, 2022).