Speaking French, German and Spanish in Swedish lower secondary school – a study on attained levels of proficiency

Granfelt, JonasLund University,Lunds universitet,Franska,Avdelningen för franska, rumänska och italienska,Sektion 3,Språk- och litteraturcentrum,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,LAMiNATE (Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching),Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,LU profilområde: Naturlig och artificiell kognition,Lunds universitets profilområden,French Studies,Division of French Studies, Italian Studies, and Romanian Studies,Section 3,Centre for Languages and Literature,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology,LAMiNATE (Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching),Lund University Research Groups,LU Profile Area: Natural and Artificial Cognition,Lund University Profile areas (author)

This study investigates levels of oral proficiency in French, German and Spanish attained by Swedish speaking students in lower secondary school. A total of 122 students performed two tasks: one production task and one interaction task. The oral performances were rated using scales from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The rating was done in successive steps by researchers in the project and external raters. The results show that slightly less than half of the students’ performances were rated at or above the expected proficiency level at the end of lower secondary school (A2.1). While there was no difference in rated levels between the two tasks, the performances by the students of German were significantly more often rated at or above the A2.1 level than the performances by students of French and Spanish. In the article, we discuss the results in relation to the few previous studies available on the topic, as well as some aspects of the learning conditions that might contribute to the interpretation of the results. In addition, certain structural phenomena regarding language education in Sweden are briefly considered in relation to equity at a general level.

Erickson, Gudrun,1950University of Gothenburg,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik,Department of Education and Special Education(Swepub:gu)xericg (author)
Bardel, Camilla,1963-Stockholm University,Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ämnesdidaktik(Swepub:su)barde (author)
Sayehli, Susan,1972-Stockholm University,Stockholms universitet,Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning(Swepub:su)ssaye (author)
Ågren, MalinLund University,Lunds universitet,Franska,Avdelningen för franska, rumänska och italienska,Sektion 3,Språk- och litteraturcentrum,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,LAMiNATE (Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching),Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,French Studies,Division of French Studies, Italian Studies, and Romanian Studies,Section 3,Centre for Languages and Literature,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology,LAMiNATE (Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Teaching),Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)rom-mag (author)
Österberg, Rakel,1964-Stockholm University,Stockholms universitet,Romanska och klassiska institutionen(Swepub:su)rst (author)
FranskaAvdelningen för franska, rumänska och italienska (creator_code:org_t)

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By the university: University of Gothenburg; Stockholm University; Lund University

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