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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)
Argentinian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Interview-based article

Plurilingualism in the new era: A conversation with Enrica Piccardo

Published 16.02.2022

  • Yecid Ortega
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  • Enrica Piccardo

Yecid Ortega
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – OISE. University of Toronto

Enrica Piccardo
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – OISE. University of Toronto

Abstract

The use of many languages has been around for many years; indigenous communities have used languages, dialects and variations of their languages to make meaning and share culture. Plurilingualism as a theory and educational approach looks at people’s language(s) repertories and how they use them at any given moment to communicate. In this interview with Dr. Enrica Piccardo, we discussed the concepts of plurilingualism and multilingualism as well as the importance for education and the advancement of a more ecological and synergic shift in paradigms in English teaching worldwide, and specifically in the LatinAmerican context.

Keywords

plurilingualism, pluriculturalism, multilingual education, Latin America, TESOL

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