Migration, Adult Language Learning and Multilingualism: Critical Sociolinguistics Research with New Speakers...

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Anna-Elisabeth Holm

Migration, Adult Language Learning and Multilingualism

Critical Sociolinguistics Research with New Speakers of Faroese

Anna-Elisabeth Holm

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Routledge
23 November 2023

Sociolinguistics; Language acquisition; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Language teaching theory & methods

Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

This book extends lines of inquiry at the nexus of migration, adult language learning, and multilingualism, illuminating the lived experiences of migrants in the Faroe Islands and critical new insights into sociolinguistics from the periphery.

Building on recent epistemological shifts in research on minoritised languages, this volume integrates threads from scholarship on migration studies, new speakers, and critical sociolinguistics in examining blue-collar workplaces in the Faroe Islands. In bringing greater attention to these contexts, Holm showcases how these sites, when analysed via an ethnographic lens, reflect both the changing sociolinguistic landscape at the periphery in light of globalisation and adult language learners’ commitment to language learning as a form of personal and social investment. In shedding light on the specific case of Faroese, the volume critically reflects on the specific challenges involved in acquiring a small language in a bilingual context and on those impacting the sustainability of minoritised languages, including the increasing use of English, and the opportunities for stakeholders in language policy and planning to promote greater social inclusion for adult migrants.

This volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars in critical sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, language education, migration studies, and applied linguistics.

By: Anna-Elisabeth Holm
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 589g
ISBN: 9781032371511
ISBN 10: 103237151X
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 23 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna-Elisabeth Holm works at the University of the Faroe Islands. Her doctoral research was completed at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Her main research interests include sociolinguistic ethnography, language education for adult migrants, multilingualism in peripheral regions, and language policy and practice. Recent publications include: Holm et al. (2020). “Employers could use us, but they don’t”: voices from blue-collar workplaces in a northern periphery. Language Policy, Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 389-416; Hoffmann & Holm (2022). Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, Vol. 12, Issue 3.