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Caruana, Sandro – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2013
In this contribution I present an overview of Italian in Malta, the third language of Malta, focusing on the role of this language within educational institutions and other domains of society. Italian was one of Malta's official languages till 1936 and, historically, it was used mainly within administrative and cultural spheres of society. Contact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Italian, Television, Programming (Broadcast)
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Camilleri, Antoinette – Linguistics and Education, 1996
Examines language practices in secondary classrooms in Malta, showing how teachers and students switch between Maltese and English to construct knowledge, interact with monolingual English texts, and interrelate. The article places these practices against the island's historical and social background to reveal that teachers use English to appear…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language)