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Der Eintritt in die Schule - eine Chance für alle Kinder: Eine Studie im Auftrag der Jacobs Foundation
Prisma 1: Natur und Technik mit Physik, Chemie, Biologie: Digitale Ausgabe für Schülerinnen und Schüler
LANGUAGE - POWER - EDUCATION: Decolonial Perspectives on Plurilingualism
This article reflects on how language can be a hegemonic practice, as illustrated by the term linguicism. This linguistic discrimination is used to legitimate an unequal division of power and needs to be tackled through decolonial approaches. Switzerland has an official tradition of multilingualism, yet people in Switzerland experience discrimination depending on the languages they speak. Pupils in Switzerland are increasingly multilingual but, given their transnational family backgrounds, not always in an official Swiss language. Pupils and teachers perceive and value languages differently, often at a subconscious level. Where pupils speak a prestigious language, their language skills are more highly valued. If multilingualism is coupled with a language of migration, a negative connotation occurs and students experience linguicism