Research Priorities in the Field of Multilingualism and Language Education: A Cross-National Examination

Autor/inn/en	Duarte, Joana; García-Jimenez, Eduardo; McMonagle, Sarah; Hansen, Antje; Gross, Barbara; Szelei, Nikolett; Pinho, Ana Sofia
Titel	Research Priorities in the Field of Multilingualism and Language Education: A Cross-National Examination
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 44 (2023) 1, S.50-64 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Duarte, Joana) ORCID (García-Jimenez, Eduardo) ORCID (McMonagle, Sarah) ORCID (Gross, Barbara) ORCID (Szelei, Nikolett) ORCID (Pinho, Ana Sofia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2020.1792475
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Cross Cultural Studies; Educational Improvement; Curriculum Design; Specialists; Educational Research; Instructional Effectiveness; Academic Language; Foreign Countries; German; Spanish; Indo European Languages; Portuguese; Italian; Literacy Education; Native Language Instruction; Immigrants; Global Approach; Psychometrics; Item Analysis; Surveys; Language Usage; Comparative Education; Delphi Technique; Germany; Portugal; Netherlands; Spain; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lehrplangestaltung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Unterrichtserfolg; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Ausland; Deutscher; Spanisch; Indoeuropäisch; Portugiesischunterricht; Italienisch; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Globales Denken; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Itemanalyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Sprachgebrauch; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Delphi-Methode; Deutschland; Niederlande; Spanien; Italien
Abstract	Due to globalisation and migration, multilingualism has become both a reality and an aim of education systems across Europe, affecting how language education is shaped. To improve the ways in which schools cater for language education in diverse settings, research is required on the potentials of multilingualism in order to design curricula that foster skills in different languages. This paper aims at identifying and explaining research priorities in the field of multilingualism and language education in a cross-national perspective. It draws on data from a survey with 298 expert participants in five European countries (Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain) who ranked pre-identified research topics in relation to their perceived urgency. Results show that experts identified 'effectiveness of multilingual support in regular lessons', 'features of multilingual didactics' and 'effectiveness of literacy support in home languages on the development of academic language skills in the majority language' as having the highest research priority overall. However, these results vary across national settings investigated. While the German, Dutch and Portuguese respondents attributed urgency to research on academic language skills, other issues were rated higher in the Spanish and Italian research contexts. The advantages and limitations of conducting cross-national research are also addressed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01