Publications

Publication details [#56743]

Guèvremont, Anne and Dafna E. Kohen. 2012. Knowledge of an Aboriginal language and school outcomes for children and adults. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 15 (1) : 1–27.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

knowledge | language proficiency | language use | native speaker | school

Language as a subject

Languages, Canadian, Aboriginal

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

Speaking a Canadian Aboriginal language seems to be linked to positive school results for young children of 6-14 years old, if the language is acquired at school, but also to a lower probability of having finished high school for 20 to 34 year old adults.