Education Policy for Promotion of Trilingual Education At Primary - A Comparative Analysis of Ireland and Catalonia

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of language policy development in Ireland for the inclusion of three languages in the Primary School Curriculum. Using a comparative study of Ireland and Catalonia, chapters provide a theoretical examination of issues related to cognitive language acquisition and European policy regarding language status and use, along with empirical examinations of teacher attitudes to early trilingual education.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Psycholinguistic Studies on Second and Third Language Acquisition 3. European Policy for Language Education and Multilingualism 4. Language Policy in Ireland 5. Historical Developments in Education and Language Policy in Catalonia 6. Comparative Survey Study on Trilingual Education on Primary Schools in Ireland and Catalonia 7. Conclusions: Is there a Place for Trilingual Education within the Irish Education System?

About the author

Elena Prats Porcar is Lecturer and Department Co-ordinator in the Department of Spanish, Kyoto University, Japan. She recently completed her PhD in Education at the National University of Ireland.

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of language policy development in Ireland for the inclusion of three languages in the Primary School Curriculum. Using a comparative study of Ireland and Catalonia, chapters provide a theoretical examination of issues related to cognitive language acquisition and European policy regarding language status and use, along with empirical examinations of teacher attitudes to early trilingual education. The book draws from psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics to situate the study within a broader context of European multilingualism and language learning, offering evidence-based directions for social planning issues that affect communities internationally.

Product details

• Authors: Elena Prats Porcar, Elena (Kyoto University Prats Porcar, Prats Porcar Elena
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9781138962941
• ISBN: 978-1-138-96294-1
• Series: Routledge Research in Language Education; Routledge Research in Language Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Primary & middle schools, Multicultural education, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary