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12 - My Trajectory in Languages and Language Learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2022

By
Diane Dagenais
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

Diane Dagenais highlights her parents' resistance to linguistic assimilation and her own path between alternating and mixing languages. She quickly became aware of the boundaries between languages and of artificial and oppressive school policies. Her research has led her to explore children's linguistic practices, stereotypical representations, and to fight against social inequalities by supporting multilingual pedagogies against unfair and oppressive practices.

Keywords

linguistic assimilationlanguage alternation,Charter of the French languageofficial language proficiencylanguage planning policieslinguistic and cultural diversity in literacy educationmeaning-making processmultilingual assessment tools
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Multilingualism and Education
Researchers' Pathways and Perspectives
 , pp. 104 - 111
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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