"This volume is a powerful reminder that contemporary research about bi-/multilingualism is done on the shoulders of giants. It showcases the work of those who have shaped the field over the past 30 years in their own voices, providing a beautiful mosaic of intellectual history." buff.ly/yhBVB9M

"[This book] will be a valuable resource for graduate students, practitioners, and researchers interested in EAP, genre-based writing instruction, and concept-based language instruction." buff.ly/sGFLgyU

‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future

New blog post! 2025 has been another busy year for the Channel View Publications / Multilingual Matters team! With a whole host of exciting new titles published, events organised, conferences attended and prizes won, here are some of our highlights from the year…

New book blends theory and practice to share the hows and whys of implementing radical inclusivity in the language and writing classroom. buff.ly/py4sbLG

Recentering Classroom-Based Assessment

Having spent a lovely time together yesterday at our work Christmas party, for most of us this is our last working day of a very busy 2025! We hope that you enjoy the festive season and we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2026✨

Following on from our recent BIC Gold Metadata Excellence Award, we've been notified this week that we have also achieved their Supply Chain Excellence Award! We were awarded extra points for our new fully accessible website and our work to comply with the European Accessibility Act.

Leave notes, play games, go shopping: how to boost your child’s multilingual skills these holidays

New blog post! "In our new book we take up the important question of what changes in learners and their writing that allows them to write (and think about writing) differently in the future."

Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees

Behind the Books: New Immigrants and Multilingual Linguistic Landscape in Taiwan

This new reader presents key contributions from the past three decades of bilingualism research, demonstrating the trajectory of key themes and areas of study. buff.ly/yhBVB9M

It's publication day for these new titles! 📖 "Concept-Based Language Instruction and Genre-Based Second Language Writing Pedagogy" 📖 "Key Developments in Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" 📖 "Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education" Order your copies now on our website!

The labour of love breathing life back into palawa kani – the lost language of Lutruwita

Do you use "Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" for your course? Our brand new reader "Key Developments in Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" makes the perfect companion text! Order your inspection copy or recommend to your library here: buff.ly/U3jrhaL

This new book presents a framework for teaching second language and multilingual writing that integrates Concept-Based Language Instruction and Genre-Based Writing Pedagogy. buff.ly/sGFLgyU

Africa has thousands of languages. Can AI be trained on all of them?

How the first Aboriginal bilingual school in NSW is resurrecting an Indigenous language – video

Drawing from the fields of bilingual education and ethnic studies, this book discusses language ideologies, anti-racist pedagogies, language loss and teacher and student experiences to explore how multilingualism is experienced distinctly by Asian Americans. buff.ly/2ea5CKp

Happy to have been able to contribute a chapter on #fluency development to this forthcoming volume "Peer Interaction in the Foreign Language Classroom"! Out in March 2026 & now available for preorder: www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/... @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social @channel-view.bsky.social

For our European library customers, our library ebooks are now available on Torrossa Digital Library and Bookstore! Find them via the following link: buff.ly/TIOMuB4

"Each chapter offers an authentic and accessible read of why and how inclusive practices are embraced in a particular context and leaves the reader challenged and energized to engage in similar work." buff.ly/py4sbLG

New blog post! "Deaf interpreters are often highly visible during high-stakes events [...] For signing deaf communities, these events are critical moments which highlight and foreground the importance of understanding and being understood." Read more here:

Nyiyaparli leaders are saving their language by taking it to young people where they are – on their phones

"What does it mean to be understood as a deaf person? [...] By illuminating deaf worlds of (not) understanding and (not) being understood, layers of alienation and shame are reshaped into sites of linguistic flourishing." buff.ly/zoyy9jt

My bit on why languages are brilliant and multilingual education is good for all www.thenational.scot/politics/256...

Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages

"Solmaz's work outlines a unique and timely coming together of linguistic landscape research, fan practice research, and L2 pedagogy [...] It is exciting and inspiring to see how deeply learners can be engaged with language when they tap into the worlds beyond the classroom." buff.ly/8fgBh08

We are delighted to have been awarded BIC's Gold Metadata Excellence Award again this year. In this category we sit alongside many larger publishers, making us proud that as a small, independent press we can deliver quality on a par with other major publishers.

From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape

We are delighted that our book "The Professional Lives of Language Study Abroad Alumni" by Celeste Kinginger and Jingyuan Zhuang has won the Modern Language Association's Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize! Find out more about the book and order your copy on our website: buff.ly/wPqiONM

Behind the Books: Secondary School Dual Language Immersion

"Key Developments in Bilingual Education and Bilingualism" offers an essential overview of research developments within child bilingualism, multilingual classrooms, immersion education and language policy. Get 30% off with code KDBEB30! buff.ly/U3jrhaL

Looking for the perfect present for the applied linguist in your life? Look no further! There's something for everyone in our new catalogue full of exciting titles 📚 buff.ly/ac7hTO1

Get 65% off ALL EBOOKS this Cyber Monday!📱 Hurry - offer ends at midnight tonight! #cybermonday #ebooks

"'Radical Inclusivity' is a groundbreaking edited volume that explores the intersection of radical inclusion and Critical Language Awareness and illustrates how these concepts can be applied in diverse language and writing classrooms." buff.ly/py4sbLG

Don't miss your chance to get 50% off ALL books for Black Friday 📚 Just enter code BLACK50 on our website! Hurry - offer ends at midnight tonight... buff.ly/ooeMb8r #blackfriday

A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone

Did you miss our webinar on Fictional Linguistic Landscapes with Osman Solmaz? No problem! You can catch up now on our YouTube channel:

"A masterfully rich meditation on the diversity of the linguistic human experience and expression, which skillfully explores the ethics, politics and policy of language and linguistic alterity in a grounded and deeply humane manner." buff.ly/zoyy9jt

50% off EVERYTHING this Black Friday 📚 Just enter code BLACK50 on our website! Hurry - offer ends at midnight on 30th November... #blackfriday

My kids start sentences in one language and end in another. I hope school doesn’t shrink their joyous, noisy worlds

Behind the Books: Second Language Anxiety

"What happens when fan fiction meets linguistic landscapes? [...] With carefully crafted theoretical insights and rich empirical examples, this work shows that fan fiction and linguistic landscapes are destined to live happily ever after." buff.ly/8fgBh08

It's #NationalLinguisticsDay! You can browse all our exciting applied linguistics titles in our latest catalogue: buff.ly/U0a3I5g Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about our new publications and get a special discount! buff.ly/QPNijAM

America the Multilingual

A blog post by Parmeet Singh, the founder of Deaf Bookwave (an inclusive book club in Bengaluru, India), who we recently sent a copy of "Understanding Deaf Culture" by Paddy Ladd to be used by the group.

There's still time to register for our webinar on Fictional Linguistic Landscapes with Osman Solmaz this Wednesday! Get your questions ready and sign up free here: buff.ly/zIAQG4d Can't make it? Don't worry - the recording will be uploaded to our YouTube channel after the event.

University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees