Kurzfassung

Multilingualism is a social reality, impacted by a long history of transnational mobility including children in the midst of their education. Thus, while children’s transnational education is likely affected by language considerations that arise from being transnationally mobile, we do not know how children view this situation. This is because, first, language has not been discussed extensively in the research on transnational education, and, second, research is often conducted on or for...Multilingualism is a social reality, impacted by a long history of transnational mobility including children in the midst of their education. Thus, while children’s transnational education is likely affected by language considerations that arise from being transnationally mobile, we do not know how children view this situation. This is because, first, language has not been discussed extensively in the research on transnational education, and, second, research is often conducted on or for children but not with them. This project focuses on language in transnational education and puts children’s perspectives in the spotlight, particularly when considering the following questions: How do transnational children – children with migration experience – perceive the role of languages in educational trajectories? How does their perception as a multilingual speaker develop in this process? To answer these questions, this exploratory study links research on multilingualism in education to transnational studies focussing at children’s experiences with language use. To access children’s perspectives, data are collected through participatory approach: language portraits and group conversations.» weiterlesen» einklappen