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Using and Researching Dual Language Books for Children

Who can research the issues?

There is little research available in the use of dual language books in the classroom, in early years settings, in complementary schools or in the home. There is a great deal of scope for research projects by practising teachers in a variety of settings as well as undergraduate and post-graduate/research students in the Cass School of Education and Communities .

Undergraduates and post-graduate/research students in education programmes with interests in the following areas:

Sample areas of study that can be focused around the use of dual language books  (and related multimedia and other materials), for example in ED 3000 projects:

There is a great deal of scope for using dual language books in student assignments and projects as well as in original research projects at post-graduate level. The large number of bilingual students in the Cass School of Education and Communities currently make little use of their skills in community languages in the course of their studies. The dual language book collection provides an opportunity for them to explore the use of their languages in educational settings with children who share them.


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