Identity, Power, and Prestige in Switzerland's Multilingual Education / Anna Becker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Becker, Anna, Author.

Contributor:

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Funder.

Series:

Pädagogik

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Switzerland is known for its multilingualism, yet not all languages are represented equally in society. The situation is exacerbated by the influx of heritage languages and English through migration and globalization processes which challenge the traditional education system. This study is the first to investigate how schools in Grisons, Fribourg, and Zurich negotiate neoliberal forces leading to a growing necessity of English, a romanticized view on national languages, and the social justice perspective of institutionalizing heritage languages. It uncovers power and legitimacy issues and showcases students' and teachers' complex identities to advocate equitable multilingual education.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abstract

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Education, Languages, and Power

Methodology

Findings

Discussion

Conclusion

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)

ISBN:

9783839466193

3839466199

OCLC:

1371573574