plurilingualism
Speaking multiple languages
Plurilingualism is the ability to use multiple languages, emphasizing the individual's integrated linguistic repertoire rather than separate competencies in each language.
Where multilingualism describes communities or societies with multiple languages present, plurilingualism focuses on the person who draws on all their languages as interconnected resources: Her plurilingualism allows her to code-switch fluidly in conversations.
The term is particularly common in European language policy discussions.
One knowing many languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
comprehension · articulation · pronunciation · vocabulary · literacy
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- diversityState of varied elements
- integrationCombining into a whole
- migrationMovement to new territory
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
cross-cultural · inclusion · diglossia · pidgins · creoles · vernaculars · dialects · sociolinguistics
Art of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- didacticsScience of instruction
- immersionState of being submerged
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
Inherited cultural legacy
- belongingState of fitting in
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- self-expressionConveying one's inner world
Move between locations
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- creativityCapacity for original thought
polyglot
One knowing many languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
mother-tongue · comprehension · articulation · pronunciation · vocabulary · literacy
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- diversityState of varied elements
- integrationCombining into a whole
- migrationMovement to new territory
cosmopolitanism · cross-cultural · inclusion · diglossia · pidgins · creoles · vernaculars · dialects · sociolinguistics
pedagogy
Art of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- didacticsScience of instruction
- immersionState of being submerged
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- belongingState of fitting in
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
transfer
Move between locations
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- multilingual writingcode-switching, macaronic verse
language, bilingual, multilingual, bilingualism, trilingual, lingua, monolingual, multilingualism, trilingualism