The Power of Voice in Transforming Multilingual Societies

Julia Gspandl is a sign language researcher and sociolinguist in the Plurilingualism Research Unit at the University of Graz, Austria. She was part of the scientific team for the UNESCO 2021 World Report of Languages.

Christina Korb is an affiliated researcher in the Plurilingualism Research Unit at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests include urban multilingualism, educational linguistics and language policy.

Angelika Heiling attained her MAs in the fields of English and American Studies and Gender Studies at the University of Graz and University of Aberdeen. She is currently employed at treffpunkt sprachen – Plurilingualism Unit and pursues her PhD on the sociolinguistic situation of a translocal family with a Southern African background. Her main research interest lies in critical sociolinguistics with a focus on urban multilingualism, migrant and minority language contexts.

Elizabeth J. Erling, PhD, works at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research explores issues of equity in language education, particularly with regard to multilingual students from a migration background.