Description

This edition of NALDIC Quarterly is devoted to write-ups from our highly successful thirteenth conference, which was held in November at The University of Warwick. The focus of the conference was on socio-cultural perspectives on the EAL learner and we were very fortunate indeed to attract not only a stimulating keynote speaker in Maggie Hawkins, but also in a the rich array of other presenters who joined us to give seminars and run workshops, including: Susan Bennett, Adrian Blackledge, Felicity Breet, Caroline Coffin, Angela Creese, Rose Drury, Roxy Harris, Christine Helot, Caroline Linse, Katie Scott, and Sue Walters.

Contents

Editorial (page 1)
Frank Monaghan

The NQ Interview (page 2)
Maggie Hawkins

The discursive construction of social contexts: The politics of multilingualism (page 6)
Adrian Blackledge

Mapping subject-specific literacies (page 13)
Caroline Coffin

Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom: An Ecological Perspective (page 27)
Angela Creese & Peter Martin

‘My Language’, ‘My Culture’, ‘My Religion’: Communities, Practices and Diasporas (page 33)
Roxy Harris

NALDIC News (page 35)
Nicola Davies

Review (page 44)
Stuart Scott