New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education examines the challenges, opportunities and benefits of teaching and learning foreign languages, with a particular focus on languages other than English. This book looks at the socio-political dimension of language learning and teaching and the need to re-theorize multilingualism for our age. "This book focuses on the challenges of teaching languages other than English, in varied contemporary contexts. It presents a stimulating selection of rationales, critiques and innovative proposals for curriculum and assessment, which will help professionals at all levels to reassess their practices and engage constructively with today's diverse students."Rosamond Mitchell, Professor Emeritus, University of Southampton, UK