European schools: Languages for all?

• Autores: John Bulwer
• Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 16, Nº. 6, 1995, págs. 459-475
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article seeks to examine the view taken of the European Schools in the literature of bilingual education and to challenge the established view that they are elitist institutions. By an examination of their history, their structure in different language sections, their assessment procedures and final qualifications, and finally their pupil intake, the article tries to show that the European School system fits neither the model of elite bilingualism nor that of folk bilingualism; but through their reported success in language teaching and the Europeanising effect of their structure have created a new model for the education of linguistic minorities in Europe in the late twentieth century.