National Unity in Cultural Diversity: How National and Linguistic Identities Affected Swiss Language Curricula (1914-1961)

Autor/inn/en	Giudici, Anja; Grizelj, Sandra
Titel	National Unity in Cultural Diversity: How National and Linguistic Identities Affected Swiss Language Curricula (1914-1961)
Quelle	In: Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 53 (2017) 1-2, S.137-154 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0030-9230
DOI	10.1080/00309230.2016.1229348
Schlagwörter	Social Integration; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Multilingualism; Government School Relationship; Nationalism; Monolingualism; Economic Factors; Teaching Methods; Decision Making; Language of Instruction; Educational Policy; Language Planning; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Elementary Secondary Education; German; Italian; French; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Integration; Kulturpluralismus; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Nationalismus; Ökonomischer Faktor; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Sprachwechsel; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Deutscher; Italienisch; Französisch; Schweiz
Abstract	By the end of the nineteenth century, the relationship between the state, language and schooling had become extremely close: a state was supposed to be "national," and a real nation was supposed to be monolingual. Following the literature on nation-building, it is because schooling was charged with the task of forming such nations that curricula intended for the great majority of pupils included only one language. The theory of a direct effect of national identity on curricula was elaborated by focusing on the typical monolingual nation-state. This paper discusses the theory from the perspective of a multilingual state: Switzerland. The study's analysis shows that in the 1914-1945 period the Swiss state's multilingualism became part of the Swiss national identity and learning another national language became a matter of patriotic education. However, this new conception did not affect all curricula in the same manner. The economic and pedagogical rationales given voice by actors other than the state seem to be equally important factors in explaining the decisions made regarding language curricula as a state's national identity. Therefore, warning is given against the assumption that a school's language policy automatically aligns with a state's national identity. (As Provided).
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