Ira Gawlitzek

The coexistence of different languages in the mind is the norm worldwide. Nevertheless, multilinguals are still confronted with critical attitudes from those around them, including negative judgement and grading by teachers. Building on current research, the book conveys a positive view of multilingual competences. The authors explain how languages come into the mind, how they interact, how they can be virtuously mixed in discourse and under what conditions they remain in the mind. Without theoretical overload, the text provides basic knowledge for all those who are concerned about the promotion and fair assessment of language skills. The book offers examples and tasks that are suitable for projects and discussions in the classroom. It can also be used as reading material in the classroom itself.