A Plurilingual Approach to English Language Teaching from an Ecological Perspective: An international comparative study
The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the application of multilingualism and plurilingualism theories and the use of the mother tongue in the English classroom in primary education using a communicative teaching approach on a global scale. With this purpose in mind, we implemented our study...
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| Format: | doctoral thesis |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repository: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/669334 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/669334 http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/14110.2020.161046 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Plurilingualism Language Ecology English Language Teaching Communicative Approach Multilingualism Language Policy Arts, Humanitats i Llengües 81 |
| Summary: | The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the application of multilingualism and plurilingualism theories and the use of the mother tongue in the English classroom in primary education using a communicative teaching approach on a global scale. With this purpose in mind, we implemented our study in three very different contexts around the world: Spain, Norway and China. Based on the premise that the worldwide spread of English has resulted in significant consequences in education and language policies, throughout our dissertation we focus on the different factors affecting English language learning and analysed the students’ response to a plurilingual communicative approach to English Language Teaching (ELT). Our position aims to present an ecological approach to ELT that views English as a real international language that is a tool in our multilingualism and not a threat. |
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