Kate Paesani is the director for the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) and a professor in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on critical pedagogies, curriculum design, and teacher development. Mandy Menke is a professor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on second language acquisition, multiliteracies pedagogy, bilingualism, writing, and Spanish phonology.
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"In this imminently practical book, veteran teachers Paesani and Menke deftly explain and exemplify the affordances of multiliteracies for language education and social justice. Integrating current research and innovative practice, they show language professionals not only why paradigm change is necessary but how it can be achieved in today’s classrooms."—Carl S. Blyth, associate professor of French Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
"Literacies in Language Education bridges deftly between terms and concepts from multiliteracies, pedagogies, and frameworks likely to be familiar to many educators. The result is a guide well-suited to language teachers wishing to expand their scope of pedagogical design and practice and to the teacher educators who support them."—Chantelle Warner, associate professor of German and second language acquisition teaching, University of Arizona
"At last, a book which is solidly grounded in theory, but also provides step-by-step explanations and scaffolded chapters to help grasp the main concepts behind the multiliteracies approach and show clearly how to translate this into practice. It will be an invaluable resource for language educators, researchers, and program directors."—Christine Sagnier, director of French Language Program, Princeton University