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.

List of Contributors Acknowledgements An Introduction to Plurilingualism and This Handbook Enrica Piccardo, Aline Germain-Rutherford, and Geoff LawrenceSummaries of Chapters in the Handbook PART IHistorical Perspectives on Plurilingualism Edited by Brian North1 Promoting Plurilingualism and Plurilingual Education: A European Perspective Georges Lüdi2 Plurilingualism and the Tangled Web of Lingualisms Steve Marshall3 The Mediated Nature of Plurilingualism Enrica Piccardo4 Cosmopolitanism and Plurilingual Traditions: Learning from South Asian and Southern African Practices of Intercultural Communication Shakil Rabbi and Suresh CanagarajahPart I: Critical Friend Response Danièle MoorePART IISociological and Philosophical Perspectives Edited by Brian Morgan and Ian Martin5 Language, Languaging, Plurilanguaging: Considerations on the Nature of Language and Language Education Waldemar Martyniuk6 Evaluating Theoretical Constructs Underlying Plurilingual Pedagogies: The Role of Teachers as Knowledge-Generators and Agents of Language Policy Jim Cummins7 Latin American Postcolonial Approaches to Plurilingualism: The Mexican Experience Colette Despagne8 Linguistic Hybridity and Global Mobility Stephen BahryPart II: Critical Friend Response Bonny NortonPART IIIThe Plurilingual Individual: Cognition and Socialization Edited by Claudia Maria Riehl9 Neuroscience and Plurilingual Education: Trends for a Research Agenda Claudia Maria Riehl10 The Cognitive and Psychological Dimensions of Plurilingualism Thomas H. Bak and Dina Mehmedbegovic-Smith11 A Sociocognitive Theory for Plurilingualism: Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Diane Larsen-Freeman and Elka Todeva12 Plurilingual Creativity: A New Framework for Research in Plurilingual and Creative Practices Anatoliy V. KharkhurinPart III: Critical Friend Response Isabel Capron PuozzoPART IVNegotiating Boundaries: Plurilingual Expression Edited by Bernd Rüschoff13 Questioning Human and Material Boundaries in Plurilingual Identity Construction Diane Dagenais, Geneviève Brisson, Magali Forte, and Gwénaëlle André14 Social Sciences’ Last Hope: Giving Plurilingualism a Chance? Jean-Claude Barbier15 Online Plurilingual Interaction: Identity Construction and Development of Plurilingual Competence in Students and Teachers: A Focus on Intercomprehension Maria Helena Araújo e Sá and Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer16 What Can Theatre Contribute to Plurilingual Education? Joëlle AdenPart IV: Critical Friend Response Jonas ErinPART VPlurilingualism, Pluriculturalism, and Practices in Language Education Edited by Aline Germain-Rutherford and Geoff Lawrence17 Plurilingual Mediation in the Classroom: Examples from Practice Brian North18 Intercomprehension: Strengths and Opportunities of a Pluralistic Approach Maddalena De Carlo and Sandra Garbarino19 Language Assessment in the Context of Plurilingualism Nick Saville and Graham Seed20 A Multi-Perspective Tour of Best Practices Perspective 1: Plurilingual Education in Europe: Contexts, Initiatives and Ongoing Challenges Emilee Moore and Mercè BernausPerspective 2: Challenges to Implementing Best Practices in Complex Plurilingual Environments: The Case of South Asia Shelley K. Taylor and Ajit K. MohantyPerspective 3: Plurilingualism in Southern Africa Medadi E. Ssentanda and Bonny NortonPerspective 4: Plurilingual Possibilities in the US: Beyond Translanguaging with Minoritized Bilinguals to Critical Multilingual Language Awareness for All Learners Gail PrasadPerspective 5: Plurilingual Teachers in a Monolingual Disguise: Linguistic Landscapes and Language Pedagogy in Two Brazilian Language Programmes Angelica GalantePerspective 6: Plurilingual Practices: A Canadian Perspective Marie-Paule LoryPerspective 7: Plurilingual Perspectives in Australian Education Sue Ollerhead and Julie ChoiPart V: Critical Friend Response Angel M. Y. LinPART VIThe Potential Future of Plurilingualism Edited by Shelley Taylor and Enrica Piccardo21 Language Revitalization as a Plurilingual Endeavour Robert Elliott22 Plurilingualism in Digital Spaces Jérémie Séror23 Examining the Nature and Potential of Plurilingual Language Education: Towards a Seven-Step Plurilingual Language Education Framework Nathalie Auger24 The Ongoing Role of the CEFR in Our Plurilingual Landscape Bernd RüschoffPart VI: Critical Friend Response Michele GazzolaIndex

"This is an important and timely contribution, exploring comprehensively the significance, reach, and influence of plurilingualism, conceptually, geographically, and pedagogically. It highlights how a theoretical concept with its genesis in Europe can further inform and expand those sociolinguistic and applied linguistic fields worldwide which focus on language plurality as their starting point. Read it."Stephen May, University of Auckland, New Zealand."This comprehensive volume is an outstanding contribution to the study of plurilingualism and plurilingual education. It is an excellent resource for scholars and for all those interested in how to value plurilingual repertoires and how to consider linguistic and cultural diversity as an asset."Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, Spain."This collection of insights into plurilingual education presents a significant contribution for all interested in plurilingual education, multilingualism, language teaching and language learning in general. It summarizes the state-of-the-art of contemporary knowledge in an extraordinary variety of topics and thereby gives evidence of the multifaceted nature of the fairly new domain. This indispensable resource will certainly open up new research avenues in the field of language pedagogy in its relation to the dynamics and complexity of pluri- and multilingualism."Ulrike Jessner, University of Innsbruck, Austria and University of Pannonia, Hungary."Plurilingualism is a phenomenon whose significance has become more evident, and analysed, in the contemporary world, and one of which educators must take into account. With contributions from authoritative scholars, this handbook provides the foundation on which new educational practices and outcomes can be constructed. It is a volume for every language professional and educators’ library." Michael Byram, University of Durham, UK."This much needed handbook consolidates theories, philosophies and practices around plurilingualism in education from different disciplinary, cultural and geographical angles. An essential companion for researchers, educators and teacher educators!"Gabriela Meier, University of Exeter, UK.