Linguistic landscapes and trends in the study of schoolscapes

This closing article puts the articles of the special issue in the wider perspective of the burgeoning field of linguistic landscape studies. It provides a summary of several earlier studies. More in particular the article focuses on contributions based on research in educational settings or schoolscapes in general. It continues with studies of environmental print as learning materials, the use of linguistic landscape materials for the study of English as a foreign language as well as the ways in which students and teachers have participated in research projects of the linguistic landscape inside and outside of the classroom. In the reflections about the use of linguistic landscapes for learning it is shown that the articles in the Special Issue take the investigation further, among others by focusing on multilingualism and multimodality. The studies demonstrate its potential for studies of schoolscapes as well as pedagogical tools, but also for critical reflection and awareness raising.