Introduction: Spatializing Language Studies in the Linguistic Landscape

Abstract As the assemblage of visible, audible, and otherwise textualized languages public space, linguistic landscape forms a rich context for understanding how material environmental affordances affect language learning, teachers can bring their L2 curricula to life. Whether it is within four walls school, in nearby neighborhood, or virtual telecollaborative environments, chapters this volume illustrate such diverse configurations space lend themselves literacy while also contributing learners’ critical cultural historical awareness. Before inviting reader volume’s nine chapters, introduction outlines history significance “space” teaching learning research, topic significant interest innovation education today. It then offers framework spatialization teaching, that is, pedagogy linguistically culturally complex, geographically situated, historically informed, dialogically realized, socially engaged. one endeavors teach traditional classroom, immersed sights sounds outdoor spaces, even from one's desktop at home, with evaluated its potential extend human, symbolic, dimensions learning.