Theoretical Perspectives of Trilingual Education
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Larissa Aronin
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to discuss different aspects of trilingualism and multilingualism as related to sociolinguistics. The paper highlights the importance of multilingualism in modern society and the interdisciplinarity of its study as related to sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and psycholinguistics. The paper, which adopts a sociolinguistic perspective, goes on to distinguish different chronological stages in the study of language use and behavior and their relationship with different social conditions. It identifies three stages, multilingualism being the most recent stage. The paper also discusses the distinctive features of tri-multilingualism as different from bilingualism and summarizes some recent explanatory models of multilingualism: the language switches model, the factor model and the dynamic model of multilingualism. The last section discusses the multilingualism as related to identity and education and highlights the role of trilingual education in modern society.
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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
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
