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Legitimizing Multilingual Practices in the Classroom: The Role of the 'Practiced Language Policy'
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Bonacina-Pugh, Florence – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
This paper revisits the notion of 'legitimate language' [e.g. Bourdieu 1977. "The Economics of Linguistic Exchange." "Social Science Information" 16 (6): 645-668] as it relates to multilingualism in educational contexts. Since Heller [1996. "Legitimate Language in a Multilingual School." "Linguistics and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, Language Usage
Bilingualism and Language Education in French Primary Schools: Why and How Should Migrant Languages Be Valued?
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Helot, Christine; Young, Andrea – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2002
Highlights a language awareness project in a small primary school in the Mulhouse area of Alsace in France as an example of how languages of unequal status can be placed on an equal footing in a school context, how children can be educated to linguistic and cultural variety, and the teachers can be made aware of the linguistic and cultural wealth…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries