Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication
Scope & Guideline
Cultivating Knowledge Across Linguistic Boundaries
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Multilingual Communication:
The journal investigates how individuals navigate communication in multilingual settings, examining both verbal and non-verbal aspects of interaction. - Language Ideologies:
A critical analysis of the beliefs and values surrounding languages, including how ideologies influence language use, policies, and identity formation. - Translanguaging Practices:
Exploring the fluid use of multiple languages in communication, the journal studies how translanguaging functions in educational, social, and professional contexts. - Impact of Globalization on Language:
Research on how globalization affects language practices, including language shift, maintenance, and the emergence of new linguistic norms in multicultural environments. - Language Policy and Planning:
The journal focuses on the implications of language policies in various settings, including education and migration, and their role in fostering linguistic diversity. - Heritage Language Maintenance:
Exploring the challenges and strategies involved in maintaining heritage languages within families and communities, particularly in diasporic contexts.
Trending and Emerging
- Impact of COVID-19 on Language Practices:
Research on how the pandemic has reshaped communication norms, language learning, and family language policies, reflecting urgent societal changes. - Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion:
An increasing focus on the role of language in fostering social inclusion, equity, and representation, particularly in multicultural contexts. - Intersectionality in Language Studies:
Emerging studies that analyze language through the lens of intersectionality, considering how factors like race, gender, and migration status influence language use and identity. - Digital Communication and Social Media:
Exploration of how digital platforms and social media are transforming language practices, including the use of translanguaging and hybrid language forms. - Language and Mental Health:
Research investigating the relationship between language use, cultural identity, and mental health, particularly in marginalized communities.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Language Teaching Methods:
There has been a decrease in papers focused on conventional language teaching methodologies, as the discourse shifts towards more dynamic and integrative approaches such as translanguaging. - Monolingualism in Education:
Research emphasizing monolingual approaches in educational settings appears to be waning, as the focus increasingly turns towards multilingual and inclusive pedagogical practices. - Static Language Identity Models:
The exploration of fixed or static models of language identity is less prevalent, with contemporary research favoring fluid and intersectional understandings of identity. - Bilingualism as a Deficit Model:
The framing of bilingualism as a challenge or deficit is diminishing, replaced by a more positive view that highlights the benefits of multilingualism and diverse linguistic repertoires. - Linguistic Purism:
The focus on linguistic purism and ideologies that promote a singular standard language is declining, as the journal embraces more pluralistic and inclusive perspectives.
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