This volume is of direct relevance to coursework students and researchers pursuing programs in education, linguistics, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and multilingualism, but will also attract interest in disciplines such as social work and psychology. Additionally the volume will appeal to members of the general public wishing to acquaint themselves with current research and thinking on critical issues in multilingual studies, such as learning experiences within and beyond classrooms, and aspects of public policy and institutional decision-making processes.
Larissa Aronin is an Associate Professor at the Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel. She has published in a range of international journals on a wide array of topics connected with multilingualism. She has served two terms as a Board Member of the International Association of Multilingualism and is as an Editorial Board member of a number of peer-reviewed journals. Her most recent co-edited books are Twelve Lectures on Multilingualism (2019, Multilingual Matters) and The Material Culture of Multilingualism (2018, Springer).
Eva Vetter is a Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria. She has published on multilingualism (linguistic minorities, historical multilingualism, language policy and language teaching and learning. She is particularly interested in equity in education. Her most recent co-edited book is Current International Research on Multilingualism
together with Ulrike Jessner (2019, Springer). She is currently the co-editor of the International Journal of Multilingualism (together with Danuta Gabrys-Barker).