Towards adopting a multilingual habitus in educational development

Carol Benson

Towards adopting a multilingual habitus in educational development

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Carol Benson International Consultant in Educational Language Issues

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Ity fizarana ity dia mamakafaka ny voalaza ho fahazarana mampiasa teny tokana izay manenika ny fomba fampianarana sy fikarohana any amin’ny tany mahantra misy fimaroan-teny, na koa ny hevi-diso maromaro miompana amin’ny fiheverena raiki-tapisaka ny maha tokana ny fiteny sy kolotsaina manerana ny firenena midadasika iray – izay heverina fa hita taratra koa amin’ny rafi-mpampianarana nasionaly ao aminy. Ny fahazarana mampiasa teny tokana dia voaporofo amin’ny fironana mankany amin’ny fampifangaroana teny roa, ary koa amin’ny tsy mampitombina ny fahafehezana teny toy ny tera-tany, rehefa mampiasa ny teny faharoa na ireo tenim-pirenena vahiny. Ireo teoria na haitsikera asosok’ireo avy any amin’ny firenena tavaratra sy mpampiasa teny Anglisy dia mamaritra fa ireo lalam-pikarohana misy dia tsy azo ampiharina any amin’ny sehatra misy fimaroanteny na amin’ny sehatra ibahanan’ny fampiasana teny hafa ankoatry ny teny Anglisy amin’ny fampianarana. Soa ihany fa efa misy ireo voambolana vaovao, sy rafim-pisainana ary fomba fikarohana, ka azo atao ny manangana sy mikolo fahazarana mampiasa teny maro izay mifanentana kokoa amin’ny toerana misy fampiasana teny maromaro amin’ny fanabeazana. Mihamitombo ireo asa fikarohana, misy avy amin’ny firenena tatsimo mpampiasa teny maro, izay mendrika omena hasina noho ny heriziky entiny izay miady tsara, manafaka ary mampandroso. (Translated to Malagasy [mlg], a language of Madagascar, by Gil Dany Randriamasitiana and Elyette Randriamahenitsoa.)

This chapter explores how educational approaches in low-income multilingual countries are pervaded by a monolingual habitus, or set of assumptions built on the fundamental myth of uniformity of language and culture. This habitus is evidenced in transitional bilingual approaches and unrealistic expectations for native-like proficiency in second or foreign languages. Northern biases have made research methodologies imperfectly suited to multilingual settings with dominant languages other than English. Fortunately, there are new terms, approaches and research that support a multilingual habitus more appropriate to linguistically diverse contexts of schooling and have great liberatory, transformative potential.

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Language Issues in Comparative Education

Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Non-Dominant Languages and Cultures

Series: Comparative and International Education: Diversity of Voices, Volume: 24

Cover Language Issues in Comparative Education

E-Book ISBN:: 9789462092181

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2013

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