Trilingual Education in Switzerland
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Claudine Brohy
Abstract
The Swiss Confederation is known for its historical multilingualism. The four national languages are, however, unequally distributed among its inhabitants. Individual foreign-language competence, including English, also varies strongly. The educational system reflects cantonal differences. The article distinguishes between strong, intermediate, and weak forms of trilingual education. The strong form can be found at university level, the intermediate form includes all bilingual models with a course in one additional language, and the weak form is found frequently, in particular, in secondary education. A new model of multilingualism emerges with two national languages, plus English. Research has thus far dealt mainly with the outcomes of bilingual education, but in the near future will focus more on the differences between second- and third-language learning and the outcomes of trilingual education.
© Walter de Gruyter
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- Introduction: Trilingualism and Minority Languages in Europe
- Theoretical Perspectives of Trilingual Education
- Toward Trilingual Education in Vaasa/Vasa, Finland
- English in Bilingual Programs in the Basque Country
- Three Languages of Instruction in Fryslân
- Trilingualism in the Catalan Educational System
- Three Languages in the Schools in Ireland
- L'insegnamento Trilingue Nelle Località Ladine Della Provincia Di Bolzano
- Trilingual Education in Switzerland
- Book Reviews
- Neoliberalism and Minority-Language Planning in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Introduction: Trilingualism and Minority Languages in Europe
- Theoretical Perspectives of Trilingual Education
- Toward Trilingual Education in Vaasa/Vasa, Finland
- English in Bilingual Programs in the Basque Country
- Three Languages of Instruction in Fryslân
- Trilingualism in the Catalan Educational System
- Three Languages in the Schools in Ireland
- L'insegnamento Trilingue Nelle Località Ladine Della Provincia Di Bolzano
- Trilingual Education in Switzerland
- Book Reviews
- Neoliberalism and Minority-Language Planning in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
