UDC 37: 81’1 COGNITIVE, LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF BILINGUAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND PRE-SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF BORDEAUX IN FRANCE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51706/2707-3076-2023-8-8
Abstract
The scientific article explores the educational activities of bilingual primary schools and preschools in the city of Bordeaux in France. The research carried out is the result of the author's scientific internship at the University of Bordeaux 3.
It has been established that the educational process in bilingual schools is aimed at achieving a single goal - high-quality language learning, which is important in today's conditions and contributes to the implementation of its linguistic aspect. Pupils of bilingual classes have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a bilingual environment on a daily basis under the constant attention of qualified specialists in bilingual education. All necessary conditions are created so that children learn easily and are maximally interested in the educational process. In the conditions of bilingual education, it is typical for teachers to actively use interactive methods of educational foreign language activities, since the degree of perception and assimilation of knowledge by students depends on the correct choice of teaching methods, the way of presenting and explaining the topic of the lesson. This significantly strengthens the cognitive aspect of bilingual education.
Having analyzed the activity of bilingual schools in the city of Bordeaux, we can single out the characteristic features of their functioning: the activity of bilingual classes is focused on teaching one or more non-linguistic disciplines in two languages: native and foreign; admission of students to bilingual classes is based on voluntariness and conscious choice; functioning of bilingual classes is carried out under the constant attention of the Ministry of Education, departments and national councils on education, as well as the management of educational institutions; one of the factors of the successful functioning of bilingual classes is the professional training of the teacher; study in bilingual classes ends with passing the exam for a Bachelor's degree marked "European" or "international", which gives the opportunity to continue studying in leading educational institutions in Europe and the world.
