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"Each chapter offers an authentic and accessible read of why and how inclusive practices are embraced in a particular context and leaves the reader challenged and energized to engage in similar work." buff.ly/py4sbLG

Deaf Interpreters and Linguistic Flourishing We recently published Being Understood by Kristin Snoddon. In this post the author introduces the book and explains the vital role of deaf interpreters. Among the recently announced performers at t…

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"Deaf interpreters are often highly visible during high-stakes events [...] For signing deaf communities, these events are critical moments which highlight and foreground the importance of understanding and being understood."

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Nyiyaparli leaders are saving their language by taking it to young people where they are – on their phones A smartphone game is part of a push to save critically endangered Nyiyaparli in the Pilbara, while an NT radio station helps keep Yolŋu matha strong

Nyiyaparli leaders are saving their language by taking it to young people where they are – on their phones

"What does it mean to be understood as a deaf person? [...] By illuminating deaf worlds of (not) understanding and (not) being understood, layers of alienation and shame are reshaped into sites of linguistic flourishing." buff.ly/zoyy9jt

Alison Phipps: Monolingualism was invented to serve capitalism and colonialism THE majority of the world’s mother tongue is multilingual. The vast majority of the world’s people are multilingual people. Indeed, the idea of…

My bit on why languages are brilliant and multilingual education is good for all

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Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.

Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages

"Solmaz's work outlines a unique and timely coming together of linguistic landscape research, fan practice research, and L2 pedagogy [...] It is exciting and inspiring to see how deeply learners can be engaged with language when they tap into the worlds beyond the classroom." buff.ly/8fgBh08

We are delighted to have been awarded BIC's Gold Metadata Excellence Award again this year. In this category we sit alongside many larger publishers, making us proud that as a small, independent press we can deliver quality on a par with other major publishers.

From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape Sara Hillman, Aishwaryaa Kannan, and Tim Tizon ***   Walking into the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) building today feels different from just a year ago. As part of an ongoing proje…

From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape

We are delighted that our book "The Professional Lives of Language Study Abroad Alumni" by Celeste Kinginger and Jingyuan Zhuang has won the Modern Language Association's Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize!

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Behind the Books: Secondary School Dual Language Immersion Ko-Yin Sung talks about her book Secondary School Dual Language Immersion. The book is available on our website: http://multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781788928731. Use code BTB30 to get…

Behind the Books: Secondary School Dual Language Immersion

"Key Developments in Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" offers an essential overview of research developments within child bilingualism, multilingual classrooms, immersion education and language policy.

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"'Radical Inclusivity' is a groundbreaking edited volume that explores the intersection of radical inclusion and Critical Language Awareness and illustrates how these concepts can be applied in diverse language and writing classrooms." buff.ly/py4sbLG

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A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone Many Native American languages only have a few native speakers left.

A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone

Fictional Linguistic Landscapes with Osman Solmaz A discussion between Anna Roderick, Multilingual Matters Editorial Director and Osman Solmaz, Author of "Fictional Linguistic Landscapes" with a Q&A session at the end. You can find out more about…

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"A masterfully rich meditation on the diversity of the linguistic human experience and expression, which skillfully explores the ethics, politics and policy of language and linguistic alterity in a grounded and deeply humane manner." buff.ly/zoyy9jt

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My kids start sentences in one language and end in another. I hope school doesn’t shrink their joyous, noisy worlds | Shadi Khan Saif Maybe there’s room for something gentler: letting children know they don’t need to change any part of themselves to belong

My kids start sentences in one language and end in another. I hope school doesn’t shrink their joyous, noisy worlds

Behind the Books: Second Language Anxiety Richard L. Sparks talks about his book Second Language Anxiety. The book is available on our website: https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800418776. Use code BTB30 to get 30%…

Behind the Books: Second Language Anxiety

"What happens when fan fiction meets linguistic landscapes? [...] With carefully crafted theoretical insights and rich empirical examples, this work shows that fan fiction and linguistic landscapes are destined to live happily ever after." buff.ly/8fgBh08

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America the Multilingual María Carreira recognizes the value of apps in making language learning more popular and teachers more effective There’s an old joke widely used among language teachers: What do you call someone who…

America the Multilingual

Deaf Bookwave: A Book Club Created By and For Deaf People Last month we received an email from Parmeet Singh, the founder of Deaf Bookwave, an inclusive book club in Bengaluru, India created by and for the Deaf community. Parmeet was writing to request a …

A blog post by Parmeet Singh, the founder of Deaf Bookwave (an inclusive book club in Bengaluru, India), who we recently sent a copy of "Understanding Deaf Culture" by Paddy Ladd to be used by the group.

There's still time to register for our webinar on Fictional Linguistic Landscapes with Osman Solmaz this Wednesday!

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