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Bilingualism in Schleswig-Holstein

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Agenda The Development The Teachers The Schools The Subjects The Challenges

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The Development of Bilingualism in Germany start in the 1960s as part of French-German reconcilition policy

beginnings mainly in the southwest, primarily French as FL

rather limited scope up to the 1980s, than faster growing numbers of bilinguals schools

today bilinguals schools in all 16 states, even though mainly in the west and mainly in grammar schools

subjects: English, French, Spanish, occasionally Russian and Danish

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The Teachers all bilingual teachers have two subjects, FL and second

second subjects often social sciences

no mandatory bilingual training neither at university nor in teachers training

lately, a growing number of in service-trainings in Schleswig-Holstein

no teacher is forced to teach bilingually

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The Schools 32 bilingual schools in Schleswig-Holstein out of a total of more

than 800

almost exclusively grammar schools, exception: 3 primary and three comprehensive schoolsonly

school conference decides if bilingual branch is introduced

government gives 12 extra lessons for support

all organisation is done by the school itself

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The Subjects only few subjects per school (usually 1-3) are taught bilingually

FL almost exclusively English, subjects mainly Geography and History

classes mainly held in target language, with some exceptions

regular subject curriculae are followed

pupils can switch between bilingual and Geman subjects

bilingual Abitur possible at some schools,in more cases, certificates of bilingual career are issued

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The ChallengesGeneral

little bilingual knowledge in institutions

little support by ministry

At schools

little bilingual knowledge

discord in body of teachers on bilingualism

s(election) of pupils for bilingual branch

shortening of grammar school career (G8)

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Bilingualism in Schleswig-Holstein

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