Book Review of Developing Multilingual Education Policies:Theory,Research and Practice Edited by Michal Tannenbaum,and Elana Shohamy,London&New York:Routledge,2023,PP.208,$135.ISBN:978-0-367-61989-3(hbk)

In the book review,the author introduced the latest theoretical and practical endeavors by Isreali scholars to tackle challenges posed by multilingualism.Michal Tannenbaum and Elena Shohamy conducted a comprehensive examination of the Isreali social and educational context,setting the stage for their proposal of a new multilingual policy.The new multilingual education policy has been formulated on the basis of extensive domestic and overseas research and empirical investigation,it is expected to be offer some insights into promoting multilingualism and social justice in both Isreal and the world.

Non-official Languages in Secondary School Education in Cameroon： Attitudes and Prospects

This paper examines the teaching and learning of non-official languages in formal secondary education in Cameroon and the attitudes of learners to these languages. The data consist of a ten-item questionnaire administered in the University of Yaounde I during registration, a period when pupils from the ten regions of the country come to Yaounde to seek admission into this university＇. The informants, who were 432 learners having completed secondary education in Cameroon, were distributed as follows： 180 arts pupils, 192 science pupils and 60 parents. The findings revealed that these languages are compulsory school subjects that most learners hated but had to take them just to pass their examinations. As a result, they had very limited competence in them as most of them reported that they could not hold a three-minute conversation in these languages on completion of secondary education. They suggested that the pool of languages to choose from be increased from the current two languages to many others including Cameroonian, African and Asian tongues. Innovative ways for diversifying the pool of non-official languages and implementation strategies for a smooth integration of such a pool of languages in the school system are outlined.

Integrating Content and Language in Multicultural Universities,edited by Slobodanka Dimova,Joyce Kling,Springer Cham,2020,xxi+183pp.$169.99(hardcover),ISBN:978-3-030-46946-7

Integrating content and language in multilingual universities,edited by Slobodanka Dimova and Slobodanka Dimova was published in 2020.This collection provides a global perspective on integrating content and languages in multilingual higher education(HE)institutions.Covering discussions including student and teacher perceptions,teacher training,staff effectiveness,learning effectiveness,and program development,the volume tends to address how focused language instruction and assessment can be utilized as a foundation for disciplinary content learning,without specific consideration of the diverse contexts.The book review consists of four parts.A brief introduction of the book and its exceptional contribution to the ICL field is presented in the first part.The second part highlights the core ideas of each chapter while commenting on its implications.A summary and an analysis of the academic and practical value of the collection from various perspectives in the last part round out the review.This book review with its unique perspective makes an effective reference for anyone interested in the book.