The book takes minority languages as a starting point and it bridges local and global perspectives in the analysis of multilingual education contexts.
It examines the interaction of minority languages and cultures, majority languages and lingua franca-s in a variety of settings across different regions and countries on all continents. The book reveals challenges and opportunities of multilingual education by discussing issues such as Northern and Southern concepts, language education policies, language diversity, interethnic understanding, multimodal language practices, power, conflict, identity and prestige, among many others. Minority Languages and Multilingual Education This volume includes new challenging pedagogical perspectives while pointing to interesting conclusions for worldwide educational authoritiesâ. Even though all chapters in this book involve minority languages, the issues discussed are relevant to any context in which more than language is used in education.