12. Attitudes towards Visual Multilingualism in the Linguistic Landscape of the Ruhr Area

Ziegler, Evelyn; Schmitz, Ulrich; Uslucan, Hacı-Halil

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“…In Germany, English also takes second place in the language hierarchy as was reported in one of the largest studies on linguistic landscapes ever (see Box 6.3 in Section 6.3 for a summary). In the four cities studied, English had an average presence of 19.6% of all signs, after German with 66.1%, and the outcome was similar for official and commercial signs; below we will point out an exception (Ziegler et al, 2019). Somewhat similar percentages were found in a study in the German capital Berlin by Budarina (2017), who reported on two neighborhoods (Potsdamer Platz and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf), respectively, 21% and 16.5% monolingual English signs.…”

Section: English In Second Place In the Language Hierarchysupporting

confidence: 74%

“…There was also an exception in one neighborhood in the large-scale study in Germany by Ziegler et al (2019), which we mentioned above. In this case in Duisburg, Turkish was the second most frequently observed language after German.…”

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“…The multi-annual project Metropolenzeigen/Signs of the Metropolises is an important example of a large-scale linguistic landscape project which ran from 2013 to 2018 in Germany. It was carried out in the Ruhr area, which comprises a total of 5.3 million inhabitants in the four cities of Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Dortmund (Ziegler et al, 2018(Ziegler et al, , 2019. In each city, two neighborhoods were chosen for further investigation of the linguistic landscapes and a total of 25,595 photographs of signs were collected.…”

Section: Box 63 Metropolenzeigen/signs Of the Metropolises: A Large-s...mentioning

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“…In another publication, Ziegler et al (2019) reported on the results of the telephone interviews in greater detail. The researchers found that multilingualism on the signs was widely accepted and regarded as enriching by informants both with and without a migrant background.…”

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“…Despite this shift, white people still dominate main positions across sectors, such as state institutions, education, and the media, which reflects the persistence of entrenched systems of white supremacy (Chander, 2019). The Ruhr area, where our study is located, has been one of Germany's main immigrant destinations since the 1960s, and is now characterized by superdiverse cities and neighborhoods (Ziegler et al, 2019;Vertovec, 2023). Yet, white children in this context tend to engage more meaningfully with existing diversity than their parents, who often work in majority white spaces and maintain predominantly white social circles.…”

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Maintaining Whiteness in a Superdiverse Context: White German Parents' Racial-Ethnic Socialization

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Moffitt,

Hagelskamp

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Objective: We aimed to explore the domains of white German parents’ racial-ethnic socialization (RES) in a superdiverse context.Background: White individuals are becoming numerical minorities in many Western European cities, despite persistent white supremacy. In this context, some white individuals embrace diversity, whereas others perceive it as a threat. Understanding white parents’ RES in diverse contexts is crucial, as parents play a pivotal role in shaping their children's beliefs and behaviors.Method: We conducted qualitative interviews with 12 white German parents of elementary school aged children and employed reflexive thematic analysis to analyze the data.Results: We identified four main themes: silence about race, adhering to white normativity, overtly reinforcing racism, and diversity socialization. Conclusion: RES among white parents is a mechanism that can uphold or resist white supremacy. All parents’ messaging included aspects of both, indicating an ongoing embrace of white normativity and supremacy in this superdiverse context, but also an emerging consciousness of own privileges.Implications: Fostering environments that reject white supremacy demands change at all systemic levels. Interventions to bridge the gap between emerging awareness and concrete actions, guiding parents in exploring and addressing racial-ethnic topics, are one vital puzzle piece to disrupt the intergenerational transmission of racism.

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Is There a Place for Global Citizenship Education in the Exploration of Linguistic Landscapes? An Analysis of Educational Practices in Five European Countries

Lourenço

Duarte

Silva

et al. 2023

Multilingual Education

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Prior research has shown that linguistic landscapes (LL) can promote language awareness and critical thinking, foster text-to-world connections, and develop intercultural awareness and understanding. Still, few studies have specifically explored the potential of LL in contributing to global citizenship education (GCE), an educational perspective that aims to prepare students to fully embrace the opportunities and challenges of a globalised world, and to assume active roles, both locally and globally. The study reported in this chapter draws on data gathered in an ongoing international project that brings together researchers, teacher educators, language (and other subject) teachers, and students from five European countries. The study investigates whether, to what extent, and how the LL multimodal modules designed and carried out by the teachers in the different partner cities of the project address domains of learning, include competences and topics, and are developed according to methodological approaches aligned with GCE. To do this, a qualitative methodology was adopted and an analytical tool for content analysis was created drawing on key GCE literature. Based on the findings, a set of recommendations are proposed, illustrated by example activities that may inspire teachers to address GCE in a more comprehensive and meaningful way while exploring LL.

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12. Attitudes towards Visual Multilingualism in the Linguistic Landscape of the Ruhr Area

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A Panorama of Linguistic Landscape Studies

A Panorama of Linguistic Landscape Studies

Maintaining Whiteness in a Superdiverse Context: White German Parents' Racial-Ethnic Socialization

Is There a Place for Global Citizenship Education in the Exploration of Linguistic Landscapes? An Analysis of Educational Practices in Five European Countries

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