The Changing Face of the “Native Speaker”: Perspectives from Multilingualism and Globalization

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

The Changing Face of the “Native Speaker”

Perspectives from Multilingualism and Globalization

Edited by: Nikolay Slavkov , Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer and Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo

Volume 31 in the series Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501512353

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About this book

The notion of the native speaker and its undertones of ultimate language competence, language ownership and social status has been problematized by various researchers, arguing that the ensuing monolingual norms and assumptions are flawed or inequitable in a global super-diverse world. However, such norms are still ubiquitous in educational, institutional and social settings, in political structures and in research paradigms. This collection offers voices from various contexts and corners of the world and further challenges the native speaker construct adopting poststructuralist and postcolonial perspectives. It includes conceptual, methodological, educational and practice-oriented contributions. Topics span language minorities, intercomprehension, plurilingualism and pluriculturalism, translanguaging, teacher education, new speakers, language background profiling, heritage languages, and learner identity, among others. Collectively, the authors paint the portrait of the "changing face of the native speaker" while also strengthening a new global agenda in multilingualism and social justice. These diverse and interconnected contributions are meant to inspire researchers, university students, educators, policy makers and beyond.

Author / Editor information

Nikolay Slavkov, Univ. Ottawa, Canada; Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer, Univ. Hamburg; Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo, Univ. Vienna, Austria.

Reviews

This ground-breaking book contributes new knowledge to debates about multilingual interaction. Taking a critical orientation to established presuppositions, leading scholars shed light on the contested notion of the ‘native speaker’. This is essential reading for anyone concerned with education and communication in multilingual contexts.

Adrian Blackledge, University of Stirling, UK.

Is the ghost of the Native speaker back? In this thought-provoking edited book, Nikolay Slavkov, Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer and Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo gathered major established and emerging scholars working on multi/plurilingualism, language acquisition and language education worldwide. Together, they unveil and push forward inspiring and rich discussions, from multiple angles and viewpoints, including those of the people all this is about, the multilingual learners and speakers themselves, their experiences, realities, identities, and practices; and challenge the "prêt-à-porter" assumptions that still too often prevail in society today. A must read for anyone ready to seriously engage in working towards equity and inclusion in the social debate, and advance how people learn and live.

Danièle Moore, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver & DILTEC, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction: The changing face of the “native speaker” Nikolay Slavkov, Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer and Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part one: Conceptual discussions
Chapter 1 Why the mythical “native speaker” has mud on its face Jean-Marc Dewaele, Thomas H. Bak and Lourdes Ortega Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter 2 The multilingual and multicompetent native speaker Ulrike Jessner, Barbara Hofer and Emese Malzer-Papp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 3 New speakers: New linguistic subjects Joan Pujolar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Part two: Practices and representations
Chapter 4 Is there a native speaker in the class? A didactic view of a problematic notion Jean-François de Pietro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Chapter 5 On the paradox of being native speakers of two “competing” languages: Turkish as the mother or the father tongue of Greek nationals Maria Zerva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Chapter 6 What kind of speakers are these? Placing heritage speakers of Russian on a continuum Olga Kagan, Miriam Minkov, Ekaterina Protassova and Mila Schwartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Chapter 7 The out-of-sight of “native speaker”: A critical journey through models of social representations of plurilingual identities Sofia Stratilaki-Klein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Chapter 8 Practice-proof concepts? Rethinking linguistic borders and families in multilingual communication: Exploiting the relationship between intercomprehension and translanguaging Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Part three: Policies and controversies
Chapter 9 Provenance and possession: Rethinking the mother tongue Mariana Bono Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Chapter 10 The pluricentricity and ownership of English Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Chapter 11 “I want to be bilingual!” Contested imaginings of bilingualism in New Brunswick, Canada Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng and Kelle L. Marshall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Chapter 12 Questioning the questions: Institutional and individual perspectives on children’s language repertoires Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo and Nikolay Slavkov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Afterword Jim Cummins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers, Students interested in Applied Linguistics, Education, Sociolinguistics and Policy.
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 355
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Coloured Illustrations: 5
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Native Speaker/First Language/Mother Tongue; Monolingual Norms; Multilingualism; Language Education

eBook

Published: November 22, 2021
ISBN: 9781501512353

Hardcover

Published: November 22, 2021
ISBN: 9781501517693

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9781501521485