The Routledge Handbook of Plurilingual Language Education

The Routledge Handbook of Plurilingual Language Education is the first comprehensive publication on plurilingualism, offering a multidimensional reflection on the nature, scope, and potential of plurilingualism in language education and society.

Authored by a range of internationally recognized experts, the Handbook provides an overview of key perspectives on plurilingualism in a complementary range of fields. After a comprehensive introduction to the concept itself, 24 chapters are organized in six parts, each examining plurilingualism through a different lens. The Handbook spans historical, philosophical, and sociological dimensions, examines cognitive and neuroscientific implications, and the limitations of boundaries before moving to a pragmatic perspective: How is plurilingual language education developing in different contexts around the world? How can it contribute to language revitalization? How can it be expected to develop in education, digital spaces, and society as a whole?

Written for an international audience, this handbook is an indispensable reference tool for scholars in education and applied linguistics, educators, graduate and post-graduate students, and policy makers.

Enrica Piccardo is Professor of Language Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto and Director of the CERLL Research Centre. Co-author of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Companion Volume (Council of Europe, 2020), she has coordinated international research projects in Canada and Europe. Her research spans language teaching approaches/curricula, multi/plurilingualism, creativity, and complexity in language education.

Aline Germain-Rutherford is Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests include faculty development, second language pedagogy, speech technology, and the integration of active pedagogy into online learning practices. She is the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellow Award, a Canadian award for excellence and leadership in higher education.

Geoff Lawrence is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching at York University, in Toronto, Canada. His research and publications focus on technology-mediated, intercultural, and plurilingual approaches in language teaching and teacher education.