ERIC Number: EJ1449728
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1855-9719
EISSN: EISSN-2232-2647
Fostering Language Awareness in a Plurilingual Learning Environment
Špela Jolic Kozina; Silva Bratož; Mojca Žefran
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, v14 n3 p13-33 2024
Developing young learners' language awareness is becoming an important educational goal in a rapidly globalised world characterised by linguistic and cultural diversity. Drawing upon previous research in the field, the article highlights the importance of promoting language diversity and nurturing language awareness from an early age. We present a qualitative study's findings to analyse the potential of using pluralistic approaches to language teaching for developing young learners' language awareness. The study was based on a case study format involving pupils aged five and six years. By exposing the participants to a set of plurilingual activities following the DivCon model, we were able to observe and identify their language awareness development. In addition, the pupils' responses to language awareness activities and their perceptions of different languages were analysed through a survey in the form of interviews. The results of the study indicate positive outcomes, demonstrating an enhanced level of language awareness among the pupils, as well as an increased appreciation for language diversity.
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Language Variation, Multilingualism, Learning Activities, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Student Characteristics, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, English (Second Language), Portuguese, Slavic Languages, Phonological Awareness, Outcomes of Education
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education. University of Ljubljana Kardeljeva plošcad 16. Slovenia. Tel: +386-1-5892-344; e-mail: editors@cepsj.si; Web site: https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Slovenia; Ukraine; Kosovo
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