What is Multilingualism

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The ability of an individual to effectively communicate in more than two languages. Learn more in: Supporting Second Language Learners in Higher Education

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Individual knowledge of two or more languages; coexistence of more than one linguistic tradition within the same social context. Learn more in: Initial Literacy Teaching of Indigenous Children: Designing Pedagogy for Urban Schools

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It is a linguistic skill that grants individual speaker of a group of speakers the aptitude to function in at least three or more languages. Learn more in: A Transformative Second-Language-Literacy Program for Migrant Students

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The ability to use and perform in more than two languages by an individual or a group of people. Learn more in: The Multilingual Condition and EFL Paradigms in Moroccan Higher Education: Investigating L1 Perceptions and Practices Among Professors and Students in a Classroom Context

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The use of several languages (e.g., three or more) by an individual or a group of speakers. Learn more in: Multilingualism in International Business

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The ability to communicate in more than one language. Learn more in: Orthographic Learning: A Multilingual Perspective

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The knowledge and use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. Learn more in: No Student Left Behind: Enabling Cognition of Scientific Knowledge Through Multilingual E-Learning Pedagogies

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It is the ability to use several languages (not perfectly well), assuming a mutual interaction of languages in the mind of the user, as well as the bulk of linguistic and cultural experience of the user which add to his/her communicative competence. It also refers to the presence of several languages in a given space, independently of those who use them. Learn more in: Fostering Cultural Awareness for a Global Competence

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Knowledge and use of three or more languages. Learn more in: Language Policy Execution: The Case of South African Universities

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Using of more than one language. Learn more in: Implementation of Multilingual Education for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands and Kazakhstan

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An ability to speak and use more than one language. Learn more in: Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge through Indigenous Languages in Zimbabwe

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An ability to function in more than one language or proficiency in languages other than one’s first language. Learn more in: Translanguaging as a Heritage Language Maintenance Strategy

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The knowledge and use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. Learn more in: Supporting EFL Science Students Through a Multilingual Approach to Blended Learning

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An approach to language learning that encourages the learning of several languages at the same time. However, each language is treated individually and overlap between the languages is limited. Learn more in: A Plurilingual Approach to Language Education: Observations From the Japanese Classroom

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The use of more than one language, which can be individual or societal. Multilingualism has two types: one is horizontal multilingualism, in which people speak languages of neighboring ethnic groups, and the other is vertical multilingualism, that is, the use of different languages layered with different functions. Typically, vernacular languages are laid at the bottom, then regional lingua francas are spoken over them, and finally official languages are used on top of them. Learn more in: Language Endangerment in Africa

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The ability to speak and function in more than one language. Learn more in: Decoding the Multilingual Mind: The Influence of Local Context on Language Learning in Turkey

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The ability to speak and write proficiently in more than one language. Learn more in: Language Loss: Implications for Latinx Cultural Identity

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The ability to speak and understand two or more languages. Learn more in: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: (Re)imagining Multilingual Education

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The state of using several languages. Learn more in: The EU Language Policy as a Tool

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The use of more than one language in speaking, writing, and other modes of communication. Learn more in: (Not) Lost in Translation: Multilingual Students, Translation, and Translanguaging in First-Year Writing

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Ability to use three or more languages in varied circumstances for interpersonal communication. Learn more in: Preparing Preservice Teacher Candidates for Educating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

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Use of multilanguage for communication and language of instruction. Learn more in: Decolonising Teacher Education in Pursuit of Multilingual Teaching and Learning in South African Higher Education

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The knowledge and use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. Learn more in: The Power of Inclusion: Embracing Multilingual E-Learning Opportunities in Science Education

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Knowledge of more languages than a native language. Learn more in: Integrating ICT in Language Teaching and Learning: Preparing Technology-Enabled Language Teachers in the Digitally Transformed Education World

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Multilingualism can be defined as the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or a community of speakers. Learn more in: Internationalisation and Language Policy in European Higher Education: The Case of Austria and the Czech Republic

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Is the knowledge of more than two languages that are spoken by a person who lives within two societies of more for the purpose of effective communication. Learn more in: I'm an Arab Muslim Palestinian Israeli Bedouin Girl: An Autoethnography of a Multilingual Female

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Multilingualism refers to the existence of many languages in one context. According to this study, multilingualism is the outcome of the increased spread of English. Learn more in: English or Englishes?: A Question of Multilingual Reality

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An individual or group’s use of more than one language for communicative purposes. Learn more in: Love and Language: Peace Building in the Foreign Language Classroom

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Broadly defined, the ability to speak multiple languages at varying levels of proficiency. Learn more in: Multilingualism and the Formation of Political Consciousness: Stories From Hungary and Beyond

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Use or ability to use many languages. In Sotho territory English, Ndebele, Sesotho, Shona now operate. Venda, Kalanga visitors and government workers might eventually affect the area adding more local languages. Reconciling each one of them to one another is an essential principle which will limit negative effects of –isms. Without proper language maintenance multilingualism could cause chaos in Gwanda South. Learn more in: Revisiting the Effects of –isms in the Promotion, Development, and Revitalisation of Indigenous Languages in Zimbabwe: The Position of Sesotho in Gwanda South, Zimbabwe

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The use of more than one language by the individuals in a community. Learn more in: Social Strategy Use Among Omani Undergraduate Students

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The ability of a person to use three or more languages separately or switch or mix them to communicate at different levels. Learn more in: Transparency in Language to Enhance Student Learning: Adaptation of TILT to the Indian Context

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The ability of an individual speaker or a community of speakers to communicate effectively in three or more languages. Learn more in: Empowering Multilingual Learners Through Critical Liberating Literacy Practices in English-Dominated Speech Communities

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The use of more than two languages by either an individual or a community; in individuals, multilingualism can be simultaneous or successive, subtractive or additive, early or late. Learn more in: The Value of Service-Learning in L2 Teacher Preparation: Engaging in Diverse Contexts

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It refers to the ability of an individual to communicate effectively in three or more languages. Learn more in: The Impact of Multilingualism on Teaching and Learning: A Case of Sesotho Home Language in One University in South Africa