Essays about: "Bilingual Schools"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Bilingual Schools.

1. 1. “It is an act of rebellion” The Intersectional Perspective on Bilingual Schools Experiences in Israel’s Ethnic Conflict

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Mariia Medvedeva; [2024]
   Keywords : Bilingual Schools; Education in Ethnic Conflict; Identity; Israel; Politics of Belonging; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the reality of Israel’s educational system, it is highly unlikely that Arab and Jewish students will ever meet at school. Within this state-segregated context, bilingual multicultural education, while having the potential to act as a catalyst for change and promote intercultural dialogue, remains on the brim of academic interests. READ MORE

3. 2. The effectiveness of CLIL for English language learning in Swedish primary schools

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Gabriela Porc; Luisa Bundy; [2020]
   Keywords : CLIL; Content and Language Integrated Learning; English; ESL; Primary School; Sweden; Education; Language;

   Abstract : We live in an increasingly interconnected world where being bilingual or multilingual is the norm. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an effective way to practice important skills for global citizens. READ MORE

4. 3. Latvian Language Policy : Unifying or Polarizing? Reconstructing the Political Debate on Language Reform in the Latvian Education System

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Samuel Holm; [2020]
   Keywords : Latvia; language policy; nationalism; imagined community; national unity;

   Abstract : Languages are not just systems for communication, they are also often a marker of ethnic and/or national identity and sometimes a politically contentious issue. A country where this is the case is Latvia, which has a large Russian-speaking population. During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Russian became the dominant language in public life. READ MORE

5. 4. Lived Experiences of a High-Status Language in a Low-Status Medium : Swedish Bilingual Students’ Investment in English Mother Tongue Instruction

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

   Author : Scarlett Mannish; [2019]
   Keywords : Cultural Capita; Language Hegemony; Investment; Lived Experiences; Monoglossic Practices; Mother Tongue Instruction; Third Space;

   Abstract : Sweden is one of few countries offering mother tongue instruction (MTI) to students in compulsory education with a native language other than Swedish. Traditionally research has focussed on the benefits of MTI as a space for the development of minority languages despite the logistical and ideological hindrances in execution that have resulted in the subject’s low status. READ MORE

6. 5. Educational Approaches & Strategies for ESL Teaching in Swedish Compulsory Schools

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Jesper Lindberg; [2019]
   Keywords : English as a second language; second language teaching and learning; teacher attitudes; bilingual education; educational strategies; educational approaches; Engelska som andraspråk; lärande och inlärning; lärarattityder; tvåspråkig utbildning; strategier för lärande; närmanden för lärande;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate what educational approaches and strategies that are used by five teachers of English as a second language (ESL) and how they differ between three different schools. This was done through reviewing literature about educational approaches and strategies in ESL and analyzing the responses from a questionnaire given to five teachers in grades seven to nine at three different schools. READ MORE