Prof. Daniel Elmiger

Title

“Studies show...” Authorities, expertise and evidence in the debate on early foreign language education in Switzerland

Duration

09.2025 - 08.2027

In 2004, the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK) issued a decision to begin foreign language education already at primary school; as a result, Switzerland’s cantons have successively adapted their foreign language education...

Title

Immersion and bilingual education programmes in Switzerland

Duration

03.2021 - 12.2024

In Switzerland, language immersion and bilingual education programmes have been both promoted and in demand for quite some time. The topic has also been the focus of numerous scholarly studies that, however, are not always known or accessible....

Title

National inventory of bilingual education: the current situation in Switzerland

Duration

07.2021 - 02.2023

The Inventar des zweisprachigen Unterrichts (inventory of bilingual education) provides an overview of bilingual education in Switzerland, specifically of all bilingual education programmes currently in progress (2021/2022 school year) at...