{"id":18,"date":"2020-05-06T20:42:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/colliding-forces-discources\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:38:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/multilingualism-interculturalism-social-cohesion\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light full-width-banner wp-duotone-rgb960205-rgb213179126-1\" style=\"min-height:367px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#c9c1b0\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/colliding-forces-discources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pexels-fauxels-3184399.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/multilingualism-interculturalism-social-cohesion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pexels-fauxels-3184399.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/multilingualism-interculturalism-social-cohesion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pexels-fauxels-3184399-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/multilingualism-interculturalism-social-cohesion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pexels-fauxels-3184399-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie\/multilingualism-interculturalism-social-cohesion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pexels-fauxels-3184399-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12f0c03a23e0ad30fd44f375ebf393ad\">Mission Statement<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>WE <\/strong>seek to support, normalise, and promote <strong>equitable<\/strong>, <strong>diverse<\/strong> and <strong>inclusive<\/strong> bi- and multilingual ecologies and ideologies across all levels, from the local to the global, to foster sustainable <strong>social cohesion<\/strong> and <strong>interculturalism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By conducting empirical research, which integrates existing and develops new theoretical propositions to advance the current state of knowledge, we endeavour to stimulate further debate and offer solutions to language and cultural challenges in multilingual and multicultural societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining a <strong>dual teaching and research focus<\/strong>, our specialisms in Cross-Linguistic Influence, Language Policy and Planning, Interculturality within Language Teaching and Learning, and Second Language Acquisition are blended to engage with the <strong>critical issues of access, diversity and identity in multilingual, multicultural contexts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n  <div id=\"sa_wordcloud\" style=\"width: 100%; 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