The most up-to-date reference text on the latest science in plurilingual and intercultural language education, covering both new research and current practice The Handbook of Plurilingual and Intercultural Language Learning reveals the nuances and complexities of teaching and learning languages while providing a timely account of the most recent developments and research in the field. The first reference work to examine plurilingual and intercultural language teaching and learning trends across five continents, this innovative volume examines the various ways learners acquire language. Divided into four sections, this Handbook explains the conceptual basis of intercultural and plurilingual learning, describes core pedagogical concepts in different contexts, discusses various learning and teaching approaches, and surveys the historical development of foreign language instruction, methods, and theories. In-depth chapters address code-switching and translanguaging, equity in foreign language learning, intercultural sensitivity, technology-enhanced learning, world Englishes, the role of language policy in nation-building, the situations of migrants in language classrooms, and more. A field-defining overview of the latest research on the science of language education and acquisition, The Handbook of Plurilingual and Intercultural Language Learning: Explores how policy and pedagogy can adapt to the shifting demographics of local student populations as the world becomes increasingly mobile Addresses new trends and evolving themes that are currently determining the future of language education and policy around the world Discusses future trends in language education policy, assessment, and teacher training in light of new attitudes about language, community, and statehood Features contributions from a wide range of scholars reflecting different cultural, linguistic, regional, and ideological perspectives Introduces European research discourses on intercomprehension into the English-speaking world Part of the Wiley Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics series, The Handbook of Plurilingual and Intercultural Language Learning is an essential resource for students, educators, and researchers in Applied Linguistics, language teaching and learning, English as a Lingua Franca, plurilingualism/multilingualism, TESOL, cognitive linguistics, language policy, language acquisition, and intercultural communication.

Table of Contents:
Notes on Contributors Introduction: Key Perspectives on Intercultural and Plurilingual Discourses 1 Christiane Fäcke, Paula Garrett-Rucks, and Xuesong (Andy) Gao Section 1 Fundamentals of Intercultural and Plurilingual Learning 13 Section 1a Culture 15 1 Identity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 17 Michele Back 2 From Multiculturalism to Social Justice: Implications for Language Education in the United States and Canada 29 Ryuko Kubota 3 Intercultural Competence 43 Lamia Nemouchi and Michael Byram 4 Critical Interculturality in Language Learning: Plurilingualism for Problematizing and Enriching the Notion 59 Fred Dervin Section 1b Language 71 5 Language, Languages, Plurilingual Education 73 Claudia Polzin-Haumann 6 Endangered Languages and Language Revitalization 83 Anna Fenyvesi and Marianne Bakró-Nagy 7 Conceptualizing and Positioning Lingua Francas: English and Other Languages 97 Piotr Romanowski and Ioannis Karras 8 Language Comparison in Plurilingual Learning and Processing 111 Johannes Müller-Lancé 9 Rethinking Code- Switching and Translanguaging as Language Management Strategies in the Dynamic Model of Multilingualism 123 Ulrike Jessner, Elisabeth Allgäuer-Hackl, and Susan Coetzee-Van Rooy 10 Multimodality and Trans-Semiotics 139 Mastin Prinsloo Section 1c Language Policies 153 11 Languages and Nation Building 155 David Martínez-Prieto 12 Language Policy and Planning: A Focus on ASEAN and EU Contexts 167 Huan Yik Lee 13 Critical Approaches to World Englishes 181 Peter I. De Costa, Curtis Green-Eneix, Praew Bupphachuen, Madelynne Gregory, and Gerardo Melgar 14 Issues of Equity and Access in Foreign Language Education 191 Kelly Frances Davidson 15 Plurilingual Language Policies and Teaching Approaches in Higher Education 203 Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter Section 2 Pedagogical Concepts 215 Section 2a Pedagogical Concepts of Intercultural Learning 217 16 Intercultural Discourses between Universalism and Particularism 219 Christiane Fäcke 17 Transculturality (Revisited) 233 Werner Delanoy 18 Assessing Intercultural Competence 247 Paula Garrett-Rucks 19 Intercultural Education through Literature 261 Ana Gonçalves Matos 20 Intercultural Learning in Preschool and Primary School Contexts 275 Yuko Goto Butler and Shiyu Jiang 21 Intercultural Learning in Secondary School Contexts and in Adult Education 289 Manuela Wagner and Dominique Galvez 22 Linguistic and Cultural Mediation 303 Anthony J. Liddicoat and Martine Derivry‐ Plard Section 2b Pedagogical Concepts of Plurilingual Learning 317 23 Didactics of Plurilingualism— A European View 319 Michel Candelier and Jean-François de Pietro 24 Plurilingual and Pluricultural Competence: Origins, Current Trends, and Future Directions 333 Angelica Galante 25 Plurilingual Assessment 349 Elisabetta Bonvino and Diego Cortés Velásquez 26 Many Languages— One Curriculum 365 Britta Hufeisen and Nicole Marx 27 Using Telecollaboration to Prepare Teacher Candidates for Plurilingual Students 379 Babürhan Üzüm, Sedat Akayoglu, John Turnbull, and Bedrettin Yazan Section 3 Learning and Teaching Approaches 399 28 Teaching Intercomprehension and Foreign Language Learning Competence 401 Jochen Strathmann 29 Teaching and Learning Materials to Foster Plurilingualism 415 Michaela Rückl 30 Intercultural and Plurilingual Aspects in Language Teacher Education 431 Xuesong (Andy) Gao and Shiyao Wang 31 Teaching Plurilingualism 445 Christian Ollivier 32 Teaching Intercultural Sensitivity and Competence 459 Mehry Haddad Narafshan 33 Plurilingual Learning Competence 473 Hélène Martinez 34 Doing Language and Gender in the Classroom: Teaching toward Justice 483 Kris Aric Knisely Section 4 Diachronic Aspects 495 35 Methods and Motivations in Foreign Language Teaching from Antiquity to the Present 497 Simon Coffey 36 From Native Speaker to Intercultural Plurilingual Speaker: About the Eventful History of Guiding Concepts in Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Pedagogy 511 Adelheid Hu 37 Critical Applied Language/Linguistics Imaginings and Academic Legacies for a Better World 525 Gertrude Tinker Sachs  Index 539