Sociolinguistic settings and the construction of linguistic repertoires among immigrant pupils in Catalonia

UNAMUNO, VIRGINIA

NOVES SL Revista de sociolingüística

Generalitat de Catalunya

Año: 2005 p. 1 - 10

1695-3711

The present work is part of the research that includes the study of sociolinguistic patterns of use in thirty school students, aged from 10 to 15 years, attending various educational centers in Barcelona, Lleida, Molins de Rei and Salt (all in Catalonia). These are schools and institutes that includes the study of sociolinguistic patterns of use in thirty school students, aged from 10 to 15 years, attending various educational centers in Barcelona, Lleida, Molins de Rei and Salt (all in Catalonia). These are schools and institutes (upper schools and sixth form colleges) with a substantial number of pupils on role who were born outside the European Union. The research has as its objective the description of the variables that affect the learning of language and communicative skills among immigrant pupils, to be able to go on to formulate, at a subsequent stage, proposals for action in the< school setting.