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Reershemius, Gertrud – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
This article analyses how speakers of an autochthonous heritage language (AHL) make use of digital media, through the example of Low German, a regional language used by a decreasing number of speakers mainly in northern Germany. The focus of the analysis is on Web 2.0 and its interactive potential for individual speakers. The study therefore…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, German, Language Variation
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Cahyani, Hilda; de Courcy, Michele; Barnett, Jenny – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
The pedagogical and sociocultural functions of teachers' code-switching are an important factor in achieving the dual goals of content learning and language learning in bilingual programmes. This paper reports on an ethnographic case study investigating how and why teachers switched between languages in tertiary bilingual classrooms in Indonesia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Teachers, Code Switching (Language), Bilingual Education
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Mifsud, Jordan; Farrugia, Josette – Curriculum Journal, 2017
The Maltese National Minimum Curriculum published in 1999 sought to strengthen bilingualism by reinforcing the practice of teaching and assessing some subjects in English and others in Maltese. It also pointed out that code-switching should only be used in cases of severe pedagogical difficulties. As a new National Curriculum Framework was being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Language Usage, Bilingual Education
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Palviainen, Åsa; Protassova, Ekaterina; Mård-Miettinen, Karita; Schwartz, Mila – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
Bilingual preschool education is under researched compared with bilingual school education. There is also a lack of research on bilingual preschool teachers' agency and how they negotiate between two languages in the classroom. We examined the language practices of five bilingual preschool teachers working within three different socio-linguistic…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Bilingualism, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques
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Saddhono, Kundharu; Rohmadi, Muhammad – International Education Studies, 2014
This study aims at describing the use of language at primary schools grade 1, 2, and 3 in Surakarta. The study belongs to descriptive qualitative research. It emphasizes in a note which depict real situation to support data presentation. Content analysis is used as research methodology. It analyzes the research result of the observed speech event.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indonesian Languages, Language of Instruction, Elementary Schools
Collister, Lauren Brittany – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This work explores the use of multimodal communication in a community of expert "World of Warcraft"® players and its impact on politeness, identity, and relationships. Players in the community regularly communicated using three linguistic modes quasi-simultaneously: text chat, voice chat, and face-to-face interaction. Using the…
Descriptors: Intermode Differences, Discourse Modes, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship