Collective teachers' beliefs about multilingualism in Maltese primary education

• Published in: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 379 - 394
• Main Authors: Camenzuli, Rebecca, Lundberg, Adrian, Gauci, Phyllisienne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 21.04.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Beliefs; Bilingual education; Bilingualism; Children; Classroom Communication; Code Switching (Language); Education policy; Elementary education; Elementary School Teachers; Factor Analysis; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Interviews; Language policy; Language Usage; Malta; Maltese; Multilingualism; Native Language; Pedagogy; primary school education; Q Methodology; School Policy; Second Languages; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Educators; Teachers; Teachers' beliefs; Teaching Methods; Translanguaging; Malta

Traditionally bilingual Maltese school populations are increasingly linguistically diverse, due to intensified migration flows. To shed light on central issues to be addressed by policy makers, school administrators, researchers and teacher trainers, collective beliefs of Maltese primary school teac...