Survey of Support Measures for German as a Second Language in Canton Zurich
Category Project
Ausgangslage und Ziele
In 2009 Switzerland took part in the OECD's PISA Study for the fourth time. The additional random surveys carried out in the cantons revealed that in Zurich about one adolescent in five can be classed as a poor achiever in education. The finding was primarily attributed to the relatively high percentage of pupils from migrant families with a different language background.
The canton responded with a «Follow-Up Programme to PISA 2009». The present study forms part of Sub-Project 5, which is devoted to developing and optimizing teaching for German as a second language (DaZ), an additional component in the curriculum to support pupils whose first language is not German.
Local authorities are responsible for implementing the DaZ component, as is customary in the general education sector in Canton Zurich. As the provision is local, the canton has very little data to draw on. In order to develop and optimize DaZ provision, it first needs robust basic information.
Project Management
Christian Liesen Title Prof. Dr.
Facts
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Duration01.201312.2013
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Project number
4_23
Project Team
- Achim Hättich
- Angela Wyder
Financial support
Publications
- (2013).Erhebung des Ist-Zustandes der DaZ-Förderung im Kanton Zürich: Schlussbericht.Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik.