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University Foreign Language Instructors’ beliefs about Multilingualism and Multilingual Practices
Ioannis Galantomos

Abstract
Multilingualism is a common feature of globalized societies and a valuable resource among researchers, teachers, students and society. Knowledge of teachers‟ beliefs is central to understanding teachers‟ behaviors, decisions and practices in the classroom. The current study explores Greek university foreign language instructors‟ beliefs about multilingualism and the use of multilingual practices in educational settings. Data were collected via focus groups discussions with 15 foreign language instructors from various Greek universities. Teachers‟ discussions were analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main findings emerged from the analysis. Firstly, participants hold positive beliefs about multilingualism. Secondly, these beliefs are not reflected on teaching practices in the classroom because teachers tend to adhere to monolingual and more traditional teaching and assessment approaches posing challenges for the implementation of multilingual policies. Implications for altering or affecting foreign language instructors‟ beliefs about multilingual pedagogical practices are discussed.

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