Views on multilingualism in primary schools, a descriptive enquiry

Emma Pourbaix, Ingeborg Landuyt, Jan Ardies
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Multilingualism is increasingly present in schools due to today’s globalisation. In Western countries pupils often have a mother tongue that is different from the language of instruction at school. Schools and teachers have to deal with this changed situation. This requires a new pedagogical approach, but also a clear vision and new school policies. This research investigates the views on multilingualism that are being held by teachers and staff from 69 Flemish primary schools and which connections can be made between these views and the characteristics of the respondents and their schools. We conducted a survey in which we asked the participants about their school’s school language policy and their own views on multilingualism at school. The results of our analysis indicate that  teachers and staff members in primary schools in Flanders (Belgium) still strongly adhere to monolingual policies, especially in the classroom. However, their overall attitude towards multilingualism is slightly less negative than the views of their colleagues in secondary schools. For policymakers, our research puts a finger on a sore spot. It shows that teachers and school authorities still have a long way to go in developing policies that promote language learning. Researchers can find inspiration in this research for a comparative study.  
对小学使用多种语言的看法,一项描述性调查
由于当今的全球化,学校里越来越多地使用多种语言。在西方国家,学生的母语往往与学校的教学语言不同。学校和教师必须应对这种变化的局面。这需要一种新的教学方法,但也需要一个清晰的愿景和新的学校政策。这项研究调查了69所佛兰德小学的教师和工作人员对使用多种语言的看法,以及这些看法与受访者及其学校的特点之间的联系。我们进行了一项调查,询问参与者学校的语言政策以及他们自己对学校使用多种语言的看法。我们的分析结果表明,佛兰德斯(比利时)小学的教师和工作人员仍然严格遵守单语政策,尤其是在课堂上。然而,他们对使用多种语文的总体态度略低于中学同事的看法。对于政策制定者来说,我们的研究指出了一个痛点。这表明,教师和学校当局在制定促进语言学习的政策方面还有很长的路要走。研究人员可以从这项研究中找到比较研究的灵感。
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