Multiculturalism, Multilingualism and the Self Studies in Linguistics and Language Learning /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gabryś-Barker, Danuta (Editor), Gałajda, Dagmara (Editor), Wojtaszek, Adam (Editor), Zakrajewski, Paweł (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching,
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.

This book offers several insights into cross-cultural and multilingual learning, drawing upon recent research within two main areas: Language Studies and Multilingual Language Learning/Teaching. It places particular emphasis on the Polish learning environment and Poles abroad. Today’s world is an in...

Table of Contents:

• Changing Perceptions of Multiculturalism in the British Public Sphere
• The Use of Humor in the Multicultural Working Environment
• Taboos and Swearing: Cross-linguistic Universalities and Peculiarities
• Expressing the Prison Self
• New Approaches to Multilingualism Research: Focus on Metaphors and Similes
• L2 or L3? Foreign Language Enjoyment and Proficiency. .