Opinions of Students Enrolled in an Andalusian Bilingual Program on Bilingualism and the Program Itself
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Bilingual education programs, bilingualism, teaching methods.Abstract
The Regional Ministry of Education of the Autonomous Government of Andalusia, an autonomous community in the South of Spain, has established several bilingual programs to improve language proficiency of its student population. The programs, which undertake second languages as vehicular languages at the classroom, encourage student’s bilingualism, academic development and positive attitudes toward other groups. The following paper examines opinions given by a group of students enrolled in an Andalusian bilingual program about those matters. Students had different positive opinions on bilingualism as well as the program in general; however, they had some doubts over the intellectual and cognitive benefits of learning languages.Downloads
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Huguet, A. & Llurda, E. (2001). Language attitudes of school children in two Catalan/Spanish bilingual communities. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 4 (4), 267-282.
Lasagabaster, D. (2001). Bilingualism, immersion programmes and language learning in the Basque Country. Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development, 22 (5), 401-425.
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Shannon, S. & Milian, M. (2002). Parents choose dual language programs in Colorado: A survey. Bilingual Research Journal, 26 (3), 681-696.
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2007-05-01
