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‘My language … I don’t know how to talk about it’: children’s views on language diversity in primary schools in France and England

Welply, O.

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This article investigates the ways in which children from immigrant backgrounds view the place of ‘other’ languages in primary schools in France and England. This article draws on findings from a cross-national ethnographic study, which investigated the experiences of 10- and 11-year-old children of immigrants in two primary schools, one in France and one in England. It shows how, in both schools, children had to negotiate the symbolic domination of a single legitimate language and viewed their other languages as inferior, undesirable or illicit. Building on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, findings in this paper contribute insights into the complex debates around language diversity, multilingualism and intercultural communication in schools in France and England.

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Welply, O. (2017). ‘My language … I don’t know how to talk about it’: children’s views on language diversity in primary schools in France and England. Language and Intercultural Communication, 17(4), 437-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1368145

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 31, 2017
Online Publication Date Sep 4, 2017
Publication Date Oct 2, 2017
Deposit Date Aug 24, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 4, 2019
Journal Language and Intercultural Communication
Print ISSN 1470-8477
Electronic ISSN 1747-759X
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 4
Pages 437-454
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1368145

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