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Title: | Through their eyes and with their words : an exploration of the immigrant students in Malta and their perceptions of Malta’s two official languages |
Authors: | Micallef Cann, Sharon Spiteri, Doreen |
Keywords: | Children of immigrants -- Education -- Malta Education -- Social aspects -- Malta Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Malta Education, Secondary -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Education |
Citation: | Micallef Cann, S., & Spiteri, D. (2014). Through their eyes and with their words: an exploration of the immigrant students in Malta and their perceptions of Malta’s two official languages. Malta Review of Educational Research, 8(1), 1-32. |
Abstract: | In various countries in Europe, immigrant students settle into a new school – a process fraught with difficulties and challenges as they struggle to make sense of their new surroundings and new ways of being, mediated through what is often a foreign language. For such students in Malta the task is doubled as they need to cope with two languages – Maltese and English – both present in the educational setup and essential for the transition into Maltese school life. This article reports on part of a multiple case study that explored immigrant students’ experiences and perceptions of the two languages in Maltese state secondary education. Through a process of trust building and interviews, the immigrant students were invited to express their feelings verbally and through drawings to better communicate what they were going through. The result is a touching wakeup call to the particular hardships faced by these students as they attempt to cope with two linguistic codes in a context that is not always supportive. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20308 |
ISSN: | 17269725 |
Appears in Collections: | MRER, Volume 8, Issue 1 MRER, Volume 8, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacEduLHE |
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