Multilingual Awareness: Rethinking Linguistic Diversity in Schools in Russia

DOI

10.2991/emssese-19.2019.3How to use a DOI?

Keywords

multilingualism, linguistic diversity, awareness, schools in Russia

Abstract

The paper focuses on the notion of multilingual awareness in relation to the introduction of a second foreign language in schools’ curricula in Russia. It first considers whether the expansion in this field matters and what are the reasons for such a move in language planning. It then examines the attitudes of both in-service teachers and students in teaching education programs of Bachelor and Master degree levels towards multilingualism and linguistic diversity. Most specifically, it looks into the level of teachers’ and students’ awareness of a multilingual component in language teaching and points to difficulties in maintaining a healthful balance between English and other foreign languages. Finally, it provides implications for the changes in teacher education to prepare a better qualified specialist capable of meeting the challenges of multilingual and multicultural settings.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nataliia Beloshitckaya
AU  - Elena Triapitcyna
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Multilingual Awareness: Rethinking Linguistic Diversity in Schools in Russia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on European Multilingualism: Shaping Sustainable Educational and Social Environment (EMSSESE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 270
EP  - 278
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/emssese-19.2019.3
DO  - 10.2991/emssese-19.2019.3
ID  - Beloshitckaya2019/11
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