Multilingual Matters

The debate NZ should really be having about language policy The recently introduced English Language Bill will change little, but highlights a deeper issue. NZ still lacks a coherent framework for language policy.

The debate NZ should really be having about language policy

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Book cover for "Developing Pronunciation Teaching for International Intelligibility: Insights from Hong Kong English" by Jim Y. H. Chan and Margaret M. Lo with image of multicoloured silhouettes of people with speech bubbles.

"As the book offers practical frameworks for teachers to integrate intelligibility principles into curricula, classroom practice, and assessment in multilingual contexts, it is a wonderful resource for teachers and researchers interested in pronunciation teaching."

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Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter in English Language Education This month we are publishing Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education edited by Dat Bao, David O’Reilly and Melissa Barnes. In this post the editors explain what inspired the b…

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"Diversity is often described as being invited to the party; inclusion as being asked to dance. The former brings people into the room; the latter gives them a voice..."

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Book cover for "Bodies, Matter and Language in Transnational English Teachers’ Storying: Tejiendo vida" by Cristina Sánchez-Martín with image showing hands of an elderly person stitching some fabric.

"Through a powerful commitment to decolonizing translingual pedagogies, this work offers a timely and original perspective that makes it essential reading for language teachers, teacher educators, graduate students, and researchers."

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Alexandra Vraciu (on the left) and Pauliina Peltonen (on the right) showing a copy of the book ”Peer Interaction in the Foreign Language Classroom”.

Delighted to host my colleague Alexandra Vraciu (University of LLeida) at the English department @utu.fi this week! How fitting that my copy of this book just arrived in the mail – we have both written chapters to it. www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/... Soon out @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social!

Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico Offers an arts-based, storying, textual and visual lens on gender-based violence in the UK and Mexico. This book is a unique image-based bilingual (English and Spanish) book of textual and visual…

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Download the ebook of "Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico" by Lesley Murray, Jess Moriarty, Paula Soto Villagrán and Olga Sabido Ramos. This title is Open Access and can be downloaded from our website www.multilingual-matters.com.

"Both moving and carefully crafted, this is a collective investigation that demonstrates that where there is gender violence, there is also resistance. In two languages and with art as a common language, the stories interweave in a hopeful encounter for life."

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Download the ebook "Supporting Asian American Students in Multicultural Contexts - Language, Culture, Identity and Power in the US" by Chaehyun Lee. 30% off with code SAASMC30 on our website www.multilingual-matters.com.

"Drawing on ten years of teaching in language heritage schools and multiple research projects, Lee offers busy practitioners a well-written and comprehensive guide to concepts such as translanguaging, transnational and transcultural identities, and Critical Race Theory."

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Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico This month we published Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico by Lesley Murray, Jess Moriarty, Paula Soto Villagrán and Olga Sabido Ramos. In this post the authors intro…

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"The ethos of the book seeks to reflect the intention of the Storying the immobilities of gender violence in the UK and Mexico project: to be about women and by women working in partnership with the shared goal of wanting social and cultural change... "

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📢 We are excited to announce a brand new series! 📢

Technology in Language and Literacy

Series Editors:
J. Elliott Casal (University of Memphis, USA)
Matt Kessler (University of South Florida, USA)

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Download the ebook of "Developing Pronunciation Teaching for International Intelligibility: Insights from Hong Kong English" by Jim Y. H. Chan and Margaret M. Lo. 30% off with code DPT30 on our website www.multilingual-matters.com.

"This volume will make a fascinating read for anyone interested in new orientations to pronunciation and its teaching in relation to World Englishes and English as a lingua franca."

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Bilingual milestones in early language development in comparison to monolingual peers In this talk, Karolina examines when bilingual children reach key early language milestones, babbling, first words, and first word combinations, between 0 and 3 years of age.

Bilingual milestones in early language development in comparison to monolingual peers

National report calls for urgent action to support Scotland’s multilingual future and New Scots integration A new report calls for a renewed national commitment to supporting multilingualism as a core pillar of integration, education, and community wellbeing.

Multilingualism and New Scots Refugee Integration Report

A new report, led by the University of Glasgow's Alison Phipps, calls for a renewed national commitment to supporting multilingualism as a core pillar of integration, education and community wellbeing.

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Download the ebook of "Bodies, Matter and Language in Transnational English Teachers’ Storying: Tejiendo vida" by Cristina Sánchez-Martín. 50% off with code BMLTETS50 on our website www.multilingual-matters.com.

"This book will be an inspirational guide to any educator or scholar who is interested in reflecting on and decolonizing their own classroom practices."

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Building Bridges for Multilingual Learners Patricia Garcia and Sonja Bloetner implement new curriculum resources at the secondary level The Case for Adopting New Approaches and Resources for Multilingual Learners The 22nd-largest school…

Building Bridges for Multilingual Learners

How toddlers in Finland's 'language nests' are saving an endangered Sámi language Special nurseries are helping the Sámi people in Finland to bring their almost-lost language back from the brink of extinction.

How toddlers in Finland's 'language nests' are saving an endangered Sámi language

Language, Permaculture, and the Energy of Connection | Permaculture Association

A piece about our brilliant author, series editor and friend Alison Phipps for International Mother Language Day🌟

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International Mother Language Day on a background illustration of arms holding up speech bubbles. 40% off with code IML40. Valid until 25/02/2026.

This International Mother Language Day we're offering a 40% discount on all our books for a limited time only!

Just use code IML40 at the checkout on our website to get 40% off your order 📚️

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30% off "Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico" by Lesley Murray, Jess Moriarty, Paula Soto Villagrán and Olga Sabido Ramos with discount code SIGVUM30 at www.multilingual-matters.com. Expires 28/02/2026. This book is also available open access via the following link: https://zenodo.org/records/18197540.

This new book offers an arts-based, storying, textual and visual lens on gender-based violence in the UK and Mexico.

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How Can We Support Marginalized Students in US Classrooms? This month we published Supporting Asian American Students in Multicultural Contexts by Chaehyun Lee. In this post the author explains the inspiration behind the book and how it will help educators…

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"This book is my invitation to rethink how we understand, teach, and support [...] multilingual and marginalized students navigating U.S. schooling today [...] to build classrooms where every student feels recognized, valued, and empowered."

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30% off "Supporting Asian American Students in Multicultural Contexts: Language, Culture, Identity and Power in the US" by Chaehyun Lee with discount code SAASMC30 at www.multilingual-matters.com. Expires 28/02/2026.

This new book provides the teaching methods and strategies educators need to foster diverse, inclusive and unbiased classroom environments.

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Impulse and inhibition: the complex ways bilingual brains balance reason with emotion Speaking a second language doesn’t impact moral decisions as much as previously thought.

Impulse and inhibition: the complex ways bilingual brains balance reason with emotion