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SES G 07, Paper Session
Paper Session
Contribution
For my PhD thesis I am conducting research on the development of Russian-German bilingualism of high school pupils (age 11-13). The focus is on oral and written competences in both languages, Russian and German.
The theoretical basis for measuring linguistic competence is based on current assumptions on bilingualism research. Cummin´s Interdependence Hypothesis (1984) is still a reasonable starting point. It says that the metalinguistic knowledge which the child acquired while learning L1, has a positive influence on learning L2. Assuming that linguistic competence of bilinguals can be captured only by measuring L1 and L2, conventional measuring instruments for language competence have to be refined. In most cases the common instruments for measuring language competence test German language skills only and neglect the skills in L2. In my research I use different instruments for the different spheres of language. But each sphere (lexicon, oral competence, written-productive and written-decoding skills) is tested in both languages.
The main interests are the following:
· Identification of typical positive and negative transfers between both languages in order to develop guidelines for language education for Russian-German bilinguals.
· Information on the language register used. Do they have a command of “academic language“ – the register which is characteristic for school (a concept which has not been completely developed for German)?
Evaluation of the influence of L2 teaching at school: which impact does L2 teaching have on L1?
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Expected Outcomes
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