Language Attitudes and Multilingualism in the Principality of Asturias: Research and Empirical Evidence
ALBERTO FERNÁNDEZ COSTALES
COORDINATOR
SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
- Alberto Fernández Costales
- Xosé Antón González Riaño
- Roberto Avello Rodríguez
- Fernando Senar
Short CV
Full Professor of Language and Literature Education at the University of Oviedo, where I teach bilingual education, methodology, and foreign language teaching. I also participate in various Master’s and Ph.D. programs at several Spanish and international universities.
My research focuses on English language teaching, bilingual education, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), English-Medium Instruction (EMI), sociolinguistics, and the application of audiovisual translation to language didactics.
Throughout my career, I have published extensively on education, language teaching, and bilingualism. I regularly participate in conferences, symposia, and scientific events on these topics and have led or contributed to national and international competitive research projects.
I have completed research stays at the University of Melbourne, the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, the Catholic University of Leuven, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Additionally, I collaborate as a reviewer or editor with various scientific journals and serve on committees and panels for entities like ANECA.
I am the Principal Investigator of the research group “Language teaching, Interculturality, and Multilingualism in Education” founded in 2021.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5120-8181
Symposium abstract
Attitudes toward a language, its speakers, and its use in different contexts can significantly influence student motivation and teaching practices. In this regard, teachers play an essential role, acting as role models and agents of change in shaping students’ linguistic attitudes.
This symposium presents recent research on linguistic attitudes in multilingual educational settings. It will discuss both quantitative and qualitative studies focused on the impact of attitudes toward majority, minority, and international languages on teaching and learning. Furthermore, it will examine how attitudes toward the use of vehicular languages, such as English, influence the success of programs like Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and English Medium Instruction (EMI).
The presentations will cover various aspects related to linguistic attitudes, including educational research on attitudes toward English as an international lingua franca, the impact of and relationship with attitudes toward minority languages such as Asturian, and the importance of fostering positive attitudes toward multilingualism in a plural and diverse society.
This symposium aims to contribute to the debate on the role of linguistic attitudes within the context of multilingual education, providing a platform to discuss pedagogical strategies and educational policies that support the development of positive attitudes toward languages and promote academic success in diverse, multilingual settings.