Project

Multilingualism in Secondary Education in Flanders: The Dynamics of Language Policy

Code
01CD0123
Duration
01 May 2023 → 31 March 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities
    • Language acquisition
  • Social sciences
    • Language curriculum and pedagogics
    • Second language learning
    • Teacher education and professional development of educators
    • Secondary education
    • Curriculum and pedagogical theory and development
Keywords
Language Policy Functional Multilingual Learning Secondary Education Multilingualism Language beliefs
 
Project description
The language policy in many schools prohibits the use of the home language, despite this ban many students still use their home   language. Through observations and interviews, teachers' and principals views on this language policy and their language beliefs are identified. The impact of a Functional Multilingual Learning (FML) coaching programme on teachers' practices and beliefs is identified and mapped.