This collection examines the learning and teaching of minority languages for adult migrants in Europe, with studies featuring perspectives from adult migrants themselves as well as local authorities, teachers, education planners and representatives from working life.
The volume provides context on the attitudes and ideologies which inform adult migrant language education in different minority languages in Europe. Adult migrant language learners are understood here as newcomers settling and living in regions where the minority language is politically acknowledged and societally significant. The studies presented in the chapters are all original, and most are based on qualitative data such as interviews, ethnographic observations and policy documents. Some authors draw upon census and register data and surveys. The book is designed to be relatable to policy formation and implementation in other national contexts, in Europe and beyond.
This book will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers in language education, language and migration, language and mobility, minority language studies, language policy and linguistic ethnography, as well as language policy professionals.
| ISBN: | 9781032379784 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2026 |
| Author: | James Simpson, Sari Pöyhönen |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 218 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism |
| Genres: |
Adult education, continuous learning Bilingualism and multilingualism Migration, immigration and emigration |
This collection examines the learning and teaching of minority languages for adult migrants in Europe, with studies featuring perspectives from adult migrants themselves as well as local authorities, teachers, education planners and representatives from working life.
The volume provides context on the attitudes and ideologies which inform adult migrant language education in different minority languages in Europe. Adult migrant language learners are understood here as newcomers settling and living in regions where the minority language is politically acknowledged and societally significant. The studies presented in the chapters are all original, and most are based on qualitative data such as interviews, ethnographic observations and policy documents. Some authors draw upon census and register data and surveys. The book is designed to be relatable to policy formation and implementation in other national contexts, in Europe and beyond.
This book will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers in language education, language and migration, language and mobility, minority language studies, language policy and linguistic ethnography, as well as language policy professionals.
Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe features in the following genres: Bilingualism and multilingualism, International relations, Sociolinguistics
Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe is available in Paperback, Hardback
Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe was written by James Simpson, Sari Pöyhönen and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe has 218 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism series
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