Russian-Estonian Bilingualism REsEaRch and its PRactical mEaning foR Estonian schools
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2010, Vol 20, Issue 4
Abstract
The article deals with the researches done in the feld of Russian-Estonian bilingualism for the modern period of Estonian life, comparing to the results drawn from the times when Estonia formed a part of the Soviet Union. The authors present the situation of bilingual students distribution in the Estonian-medium schools. The problem proved to be topical - the number of bilingual students in Estonian-medium schools has been growing. It means that methods of teaching Russian language for this people have to be modifed. Within the research the data on amount of bilingual students in Estonian schools gotten from the Ministry of Education and Science has been specifed. The questionnaire was sent to all Estonian schools, and the received data were processed and systematized according to the regions and levels of study, which enabled to present the distribution of Russian-Estonian bilingualism in Estonian-medium (with Estonian as a language of instruction) schools. The data on using Russian in the families of the students were also received.
Authors and Affiliations
Natalia Zamkovaja, Irina Moissejenko, Natalia Tshuikina
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP34819
- DOI -
- Views 255
- Downloads 0
BRIDGING THE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE GAP OF TEACHERS: AN AGENDA TO IMPROVE BUSINESS STUDIES TEACHING IN SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRYSIDE SCHOOLS
‘Transformation’ became the buzz word in South Africa in 1994. Lots of changes have taken place in all aspects of the new South Africa as a result of democratization and education is not an exception to this reality. Th...
CRITERIA RELATED TO PROCESSES OF TEACHERS’ SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION IMPROVEMENT
It is necessary for teachers to develop professionally and deal with problem situations. However, that will be done by changing the teaching models, in close cooperation and support by the institutions which are complete...
Educational rolE of tEachErs´ VoicE and pErformancE- changing tEachErs´ attitudE towards thEir VoicE in fiEld condition
Considerable research has been done concerning the prevalence of vocal problems and disorders among teacher students and teachers. All research shows that voice disorders are very typical and are mostly connected to ex...
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTANCED E-LEARNING IN TEACHERS’ EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY IN SLOVENIA
In the last two decades a remarkable shift from conventional forms of teaching toward e-learning happened on all levels of education. This shift included also teachers’ permanent, lifelong education. The purpose of the...
CREATION OF HIGH SCHOOL QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THROUGH MAKING AND SUPPORTING THE PERSONAL INITIATIVE
In this article the authors reflect on the problem of introduction the system of quality management into High School. They have analyzed the process of making quality management system in the pedagogical university where...