The Routledge Handbook of Plurilingual Language Education - Paperback

by Enrica Piccardo (Editor), Aline Germain-Rutherford (Editor), Geoff Lawrence (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

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.