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Bilingualism in International Baccalaureate programmes, with particular reference to international schools

Maurice Carder

Vienna International School, Austria

English

Students successfully completing an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma course of study may, under certain conditions, be awarded a Bilingual Diploma. Since many students in international schools may be expected to be bilingual, and bilingualism, properly nurtured, has been shown to have metalinguistic and cognitive advantages, it would be advantageous for bilingualism to be a common thread through the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP), and to be suitably acknowledged and rewarded. This article will investigate the treatment of bilingualism in the IB, give a background to research showing the advantages of well-nurtured bilingualism and make recommendations for amendments.

French

Les élèves qui passent avec succès le Programme du diplôme du BI peuvent, sous certaines conditions, se voir attribuer un diplôme bilingue. De nombreux élèves d'établissements scolaires internationaux sont censés être bilingues. De plus, il a été démontré que le bilinguisme, lorsqu'il est correctement développé, revêt des avantages métalinguistiques et cognitifs. Par conséquent, il serait bénéfique que le bilinguisme soit un dénominateur commun entre le Programme primaire (PP), le Programme de premier cycle secondaire (PPCS) et le Programme du diplôme et qu'il soit reconnu et récompensé en tant que tel. Cet article étudie la place du bilinguisme dans les programmes de l'IBO, donne un cadre à la recherche montrant les avantages du bilinguisme lorsqu'il est correctement développé et propose certains changements à apporter.

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Los alumnos que completan el Programa del Diploma de IBO pueden aspirar a un diploma bilingüe si cumplen ciertos requisitos. Muchos alumnos de los colegios internacionales suelen ser bilingües. Dado que se ha demostrado que el bilingüismo ofrece una serie de ventajas cognitivas y metalingüísticas si se estimula de forma apropiada, podría resultar beneficioso que constituyera una característica común a los tres programas de IBO y que, a su vez, se reconociera y recompensara adecuadamente. En este artículo, la autora analiza el tratamiento del bilingüismo por parte de IBO, proporciona una base para la investigación al mostrar las ventajas del bilingüismo estimulado de la forma apropiada y propone ciertas modificaciones.

Key Words: additive bilingualism • first language(L1) • foreign language • mother tongue (L1) • second language (L2) • subtractive bilingualism

Journal of Research in International Education, Vol. 5, No. 1, 105-122 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1475240906061867


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