Multilingualism in Education: A Poststructuralist Critique

• Published in: The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.) Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 430 - 441
• Main Author: MCNAMARA, TIM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.09.2011; Wiley Subscription Services; Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Africa; Algeria; Asia; Bilingual Education; Children; Criticism; Derrida, Jacques; Education; European Council; Figurative Language; Foreign Countries; Foreign Policy; Formal education; Language; Language Attitudes; Language of Instruction; Language Role; Language Tests; Language Usage; Language Use; Multilingualism; Native Language; Nonnative languages; Philosophers; Poststructuralism; Power Structure; Role; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Socialization; Southeast Asia; Asia; Algeria; Africa

Discussions of multilingualism in education, as exemplified by the articles in this issue, can be critically reevaluated using perspectives available from poststructuralism. These perspectives focus on the potential ambiguity of language and language practices. This, in turn, encourages us to questi...