Knudsen, HBS;
Donau, PS;
Mifsud, C;
Papadopoulos, TC;
Dockrell, JE;
(2020)
Multilingual Classrooms—Danish Teachers’ Practices, Beliefs and Attitudes.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
10.1080/00313831.2020.1754903.
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Abstract
Multilingualism is a major feature of European schools. The current study examines Danish data regarding teachers’ behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about multilingualism. Data were collected using the Multilingual Classroom Questionnaire (MCQ) devised by the European Literacy Network. Sixty-one participants contributed to the Danish sample (85% females). The teachers who completed the questionnaire had a positive attitude to multilingualism, the value of maintaining and supporting children’s first language1 (L1), and the importance of proficiency in L1 for developing language and literacy in children’s second language (L2). Teachers’ attitudes were influenced by their competence in a foreign language. Limitations and pedagogical implications of the findings are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Multilingual Classrooms—Danish Teachers’ Practices, Beliefs and Attitudes |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00313831.2020.1754903 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2020.1754903 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Multilingual, classroom, teacher, Danish |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10098001 |
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