Multilingual Matters is an independent academic publisher based in Bristol, UK. We are dedicated to publishing the very best textbooks and research monographs in the fields of applied linguistics, literacy education, multicultural education and immigrant language learning. We take an ethical stance in all of our business dealings and strive to make a positive change wherever we can, and we pride ourselves on our willingness to publish work from neglected geographical areas and our ability to discover and publish cutting-edge research from all over the world.