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Newly arrived migrants in secondary schools. Charting linguistic expectations and didactic practices, exploring new possibilities

  • Promotors: Bart Deygers, Ellen Simon
  • Researchers: Shauny Seynhaeve
  • Faculties: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
  • Period: 2020 – 2024
  • Themes: Education and training
The aim of this project is to compare the linguistic reality of Dutch immersion classes for newly arrived migrants to the linguistic reality of Dutch-medium instruction in secondary education. Additionally, the quasi-experimental component of the study will examine the impact of specific didactic interventions on the Dutch language proficiency and overall study success of Dutch L2 students in secondary education.