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26 - A Personal Journey

School, Social Class, and Language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2022

By
Jeff MacSwan
Edited by
Gail Prasad ,
Nathalie Auger  and
Emmanuelle Le Pichon Vorstman
Gail Prasad
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
Nathalie Auger
Affiliation:
University of Montpellier
Emmanuelle Le Pichon Vorstman
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Summary

From Italy to France and then Canada, Enrica Piccardo experienced a multifaceted journey with Italian, French, English, classical languages and dialects which nourished a holistic and complex approach of language learning that focuses on “the ensemble of linguistic, cultural and semiotic means that allows students to find their place in the world.”

Keywords

diglossic environmentdialectapplied linguisticsplurilingualismplurilingual trajectory,plurilanguaging’ chaosawareness-raising processempowerment
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Multilingualism and Education
Researchers' Pathways and Perspectives
 , pp. 216 - 221
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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