Linguistic acculturation and education. Introduction from the Invited Editors

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1837604

Keywords:

Linguistic acculturation, education

Abstract

Presentation of the thematic section.

Author Biographies

Cecilio Lapresta Rey, University of Lleida

Professor of Sociology at the University of Lleida. His lines of research focus on the analysis of identity constructions and the role that languages play in them, the study of linguistic attitudes and acculturation patterns of the descendants of migrants, with special emphasis on how all this affects their school, linguistic and social integration.
He has directed and participated in numerous research projects at regional, national and European level, publishing the results in leading national and international journals.
He received the second National Prize for Educational Research in 2007 for his work ‘Linguistic attitudes, school and immigration. Schoolchildren and linguistic and cultural diversity’.

Josep Ubalde , University of Lleida

PhD from the Rovira i Virigili University (2019) and degree in Sociology from the University of Barcelona (2011). Lecturer (Assistant Doctor) in Sociology at the University of Lleida.
His lines of research revolve around interethnic relations and language skills in the labour market. His work has been published in journals such as the International Journal of Intercultural Relations, European Societies and the International Journal of the Sociology of Language.

Published

2024-12-19

How to Cite

Lapresta Rey, C. ., & Ubalde , J. . (2024). Linguistic acculturation and education. Introduction from the Invited Editors. Nebrija Journal of Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching, 18(37), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1837604

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Section

Presentation by the invited editor