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This book investigates the role native language plays in the process of acquiring a second language within a bilingual educational model. The research presented is based on a 2 year longitudinal study of students in a bilingual school. Particular attention is paid to the development of academic lang...
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oapen-20.500.12657-541262023-02-01T09:33:11Z Bilingual Language Proficiency Duarte, Joana Education Bilingual Education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education This book investigates the role native language plays in the process of acquiring a second language within a bilingual educational model. The research presented is based on a 2 year longitudinal study of students in a bilingual school. Particular attention is paid to the development of academic language proficiency. Performance in both languages was compared between two groups of peers learning in submersion classes in Germany and in Portugal. This comparison allows the assessment of effects of a given bilingual education programme. <br/><br/>There is a considerable advantage found for the students who learned in the bilingual environment, both in written and in oral samples. These students developed a more proficient bilingual academic discourse ability; socioeconomic status and cognitive abilities were controlled for. When comparing the results with an external measure for school achievement, the advantage was confirmed. The results also hint at didactic factors which seem to contribute to this performance. 2022-04-23T05:30:58Z 2022-04-23T05:30:58Z 2011 book 9783830973171 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54126 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf Waxmann Verlag GmbH https://doi.org/10.31244/9783830973171 7147 https://doi.org/10.31244/9783830973171 Waxmann Verlag b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783830973171 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Waxmann Verlag GmbH Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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This book investigates the role native language plays in the process of acquiring a second language within a bilingual educational model. The research presented is based on a 2 year longitudinal study of students in a bilingual school. Particular attention is paid to the development of academic language proficiency. Performance in both languages was compared between two groups of peers learning in submersion classes in Germany and in Portugal. This comparison allows the assessment of effects of a given bilingual education programme. <br/><br/>There is a considerable advantage found for the students who learned in the bilingual environment, both in written and in oral samples. These students developed a more proficient bilingual academic discourse ability; socioeconomic status and cognitive abilities were controlled for. When comparing the results with an external measure for school achievement, the advantage was confirmed. The results also hint at didactic factors which seem to contribute to this performance. |
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