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Verena Platzgummer

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0798-6883

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Verena Platzgummer is Lecturer in German at the University of Galway. Her research adopts a critical sociolinguistic approach to linguistic repertoires, language ideologies and language policies, examining how processes of globalisation reshape historical minority spaces.

Her work is grounded in two key contexts: the officially trilingual province of South Tyrol in Italy and the Gaeltacht areas of the Republic of Ireland. Across these settings, she investigates processes of linguistic minoritisation, young people’s subject positionings, and language policies and practices in early childhood education and in multilingual families.

Drawing on qualitative and participatory methodologies, including ethnography and interactional analysis, her research pays particular attention to social inequalities and speakers’ lived experiences.

Research Interests

Language ideologies, family language policy, language policy in education, linguistic minoritization, migration

Teaching Interests

Sociolinguistics of German;
German as a minority, heritage and colonial language;
Biographical approaches to multilingualism

Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D.

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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