Trends in the Study of Modern Languages in Swedish Lower Secondary School (2000-2018) and the Impact of Grade Point Average Enhancement Credits

Autor/inn/en	Granfeldt, Jonas; Sayehli, Susan; Ågren, Malin
Titel	Trends in the Study of Modern Languages in Swedish Lower Secondary School (2000-2018) and the Impact of Grade Point Average Enhancement Credits
Quelle	In: Education Inquiry, 12 (2021) 2, S.127-146 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Granfeldt, Jonas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-4508
DOI	10.1080/20004508.2020.1790099
Schlagwörter	Modern Languages; Second Language Learning; French; Spanish; German; Grade Point Average; Credits; Rewards; Educational Policy; Educational Trends; Secondary School Students; Grade 9; Municipalities; Rural Urban Differences; Student Interests; Language Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gegenwartssprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Französisch; Spanisch; Deutscher; Reward; Belohnung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Sekundarschüler; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Magistrat; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Studieninteresse; Sprachverhalten; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	This paper investigates trends in the study of Modern languages or second foreign languages (SFLs) in Swedish lower secondary school between 2000 and 2018. Over the last decades, SFLs, i.e. French, German and Spanish, have been the target of several policy measures as a response to a declining interest. However, few reports on their impact have been published. We report the proportion of pupils studying an SFL at the national level and across demographic municipality groups and analyse a possible impact of one policy measure, grade point average enhancement credits (GPAEC, "meritpoäng") for SFLs. We found an increase in the proportion of pupils studying an SFL, but mainly in urban areas. Moreover, we found important differences between SFLs. Spanish is the most widely studied SFL in all municipality groups. French is most popular in urban areas while German is more chosen in rural areas. If the increase of the number of pupils studying and SFL can be ascribed to GPAEC remains still to be seen, but if so, the GPAEC mainly had an impact on highly urban areas where the proportion of pupils studying an SFL was the highest already before introducing this policy measure. (As Provided).
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