[lg policy] Don’t leave the L1 out of English-taught programs, OUP experts warn Posted on Feb 14, 2019 by Claudia Civinini Posted in News, Research, under Europe. Tagged with Bilingual programs, EMI, European Schools, Oxford University Press. Bookmark the permalink. Policy makers should consider alternatives to the exclusive use of English when devising English-taught programs, in favour of a bilingual approach that includes the students’ first language, a white paper released by Oxford University Press argues. English language proficiency should never come at the expense of the first language, experts warn. Photo: Pixabay Share this: About Claudia Civinini Born and bred in Genoa, Italy, Claudia moved to Australia during her masters degree to teach Italian. She studied and worked in Melbourne for five years before moving to London, where she finally managed to combine her love for writing and her passion for education. She worked for three years as a reporter for the EL Gazette before joini

[Harold Schiffman]

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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