International Multilingual Research Journal
Scope & Guideline
Bridging cultural contexts through cutting-edge language research.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Critical Multilingual Education:
The journal emphasizes research on educational practices that recognize and support multilingual learners, promoting strategies that enhance learning outcomes in diverse linguistic contexts. - Language Ideologies and Social Justice:
It explores the impact of language ideologies on educational practices and policies, aiming to uncover how these ideologies can perpetuate or dismantle inequities in multilingual settings. - Translanguaging and Pedagogy:
The journal investigates the concept of translanguaging as a pedagogical approach, focusing on how this practice can facilitate language learning and empower multilingual students. - Cultural and Linguistic Identity:
Research in this journal examines how language practices shape cultural identities and the implications for students' integration and engagement in educational environments. - Teacher Education and Professional Development:
The journal looks into the preparation and ongoing development of teachers working in multilingual classrooms, emphasizing the need for critical language awareness and responsive teaching practices.
Trending and Emerging
- Critical Language Awareness:
There is an increasing emphasis on developing critical language awareness among educators, enabling them to recognize and challenge the social and political dimensions of language use in classrooms. - Intersectionality in Language Education:
Research is increasingly examining how various social identities intersect, particularly in the context of language learning and teaching, highlighting the complexities faced by multilingual and multicultural students. - Community and Family Engagement:
Emerging themes focus on the role of families and communities in supporting multilingual learners, stressing the importance of collaboration between schools and families in fostering educational success. - Sociocultural Competence in Education:
Publications are trending towards exploring how sociocultural competence can enhance teaching practices in multilingual classrooms, promoting inclusivity and responsiveness to diverse learners. - Innovative Pedagogical Strategies:
There is a growing interest in innovative teaching strategies, such as project-based learning and culturally sustaining pedagogies, that actively engage multilingual learners and validate their linguistic and cultural identities.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Bilingual Education Models:
There has been a noticeable shift away from conventional bilingual education frameworks towards more dynamic and inclusive approaches such as translanguaging, indicating a declining interest in rigid bilingual models. - Language Maintenance Practices:
Research focusing solely on heritage language maintenance without considering broader sociocultural contexts appears to be decreasing, as scholars increasingly recognize the importance of integrating language maintenance within multifaceted identity and community frameworks. - Standardized Language Assessment:
The emphasis on standardized language assessments for multilingual learners is waning, as the field moves towards more holistic and context-sensitive evaluation methods that consider individual learner experiences and backgrounds. - Monolingual Pedagogies:
There is a decreasing focus on monolingual teaching methodologies in favor of approaches that actively embrace and utilize students' full linguistic repertoires. - Deficit Perspectives on Multilingualism:
Research adopting deficit perspectives on multilingual learners is declining, reflecting a broader recognition of the strengths and resources that multilingual students bring to educational contexts.
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