ERIC Number: EJ1370117
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0782
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7581
Participation in Bilingual Education Programs as a Key Factor to Linguistic Success: The Spanish Case
Palacios-Hidalgo, Francisco Javier; Gómez-Parra, María Elena; Huertas-Abril, Cristina A.; Espejo-Mohedano, Roberto
Language and Education, v36 n6 p560-575 2022
As in other countries, bilingual/multilingual education has become widespread in Spain. However, research either focuses on Spanish programs' implementation, students' performance or teacher training, but not on their contribution to graduates' self-perceived linguistic success (understood as a combination of intercultural competence, international mobility and employability). Therefore, this paper studies whether Spanish bilingual education results in higher self-perceived competences. An instrument examining these three elements is applied, and Facebook Audience Insights is used for sample targeting. Findings prove that Spanish bilingual education graduates have higher self-perceived intercultural competence and international mobility. In terms of gender, women who have participated in Spanish bilingual education show higher self-perceived intercultural competence, whereas men who have studied in these programs consider themselves more interculturally competent and mobile. Conversely, there is no evidence of more positive self-perceived employability than in monolingual education. All in all, participation in a Spanish bilingual program is demonstrated to be an influential factor in self-perceived global linguistic success, employability, and intercultural competence.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Cultural Awareness, Self Concept, Employment Potential, Social Media, Social Networks, Outcomes of Education, Study Abroad, Occupational Mobility, Graduates
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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