Introduction
No two concepts are more intimately linked than language and culture. In our interactions with others, we use language not only to refer to or represent our sociocultural worlds. It is also the central means by which we bring our cultural worlds into existence, maintain them, and shape them for our own purposes. Long recognized in fields such as linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics, the interdependent nature of language and culture has been a key premise of a substantial body of research on linguistically and culturally diverse groups. Findings demonstrate in compelling ways the myriad linguistic resources that members of a wide range of sociocultural groups use to both reflect and create their social worlds.
Findings from this rather large body of research have led to new ways of understanding the connections between the linguistic and cultural diversity of learners in educational institutions and the nature of schooling. These new understandings have, in turn,...
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Hall, J. (2008). Language Education and Culture. In: Hornberger, N.H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30424-3_4
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