Europe is going through a period of sustained and extensive social, political and economic transition, with language playing a pivotal role in this complex process. The papers in this volume address key issues including: nature and extent of multilingualism and multiculturalism; the role of English in the Europe Union; language, languages and democracy; and language and literacy development in emerging contexts.
Constant Leung is Senior Lecturer in Language in Education and Jennifer Jenkins is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, both at King's College London