Exploring and Developing a Multilingual Mindset

What you'll learn

• how multilingualism manifested throughout history;
• what role language plays in identity formation;
• how language and culture are connected;
• how multilingualism manifests in different contexts;
• the benefits and drawbacks of a lingua franca;
• some of the values associated with a multilingual mindset;
• how the status of a language can be raised;
• to be culturally sensitive through language;
• how language is used in intercultural communication;
• what it takes to learn a new language;
• to view multilingualism from a Global South perspective;