Part 1 Language socialization at home: transforming perspectives on bilingual language socialization, L Pease-Alvarez family language policy and gender socialization in bilingual Aymara households, A Luykx collaborative literacy in a Mexican immigrant household, M de la Piedra and H Romo growing up trilingual in Montreal, P Lamarre and J Rossell Paredes. Part 2 Language socialization at school: representational practices and multi-modal communication in US high schools, L Harklau engaging in an authentic science project, Kim Marie Cole and J Zuengler interrupted by silences - the contemporary education of Hong-Kong born Chinese Canadians, G Pon, T Goldstein and SR Schecter novices and their speech rules in Chinese heritage language classes, A Weiyun He language socialization and dys-socialization in a Southern Indian college, D Atkinson. Part 3 Language socialization in communities and peer groups: language socialization and second language acquisition in a multilingual arctic Quebec community, D Patrick forming a Hungarian identity in eastern Slovakia through joint (inter)action, J Langman multiliteracies in Springvale, H Lotherington terms of desire - are there lesbians in Egypt?, D Khayatt. Part 4 Language socialization in the workplace: language dynamics in the bi- and multilingual workplace, C McAll back to school - learning practices in a job retraining community, J Sinclair Bell bilingualism and standardization in a Canadian call centre, S Roy.