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This paper discusses language policy and practices in early educational settings in Flanders (Belgium). It describes the Flemish context and the challenges ECEC face. Stakeholders' beliefs and observed linguistic practices in ECEC in general and in the province of Flemish-Brabant are presented based on a small scale quantitative and qualitative study. We also discuss how major stakeholders have shaped language policy concerning language stimulation and multilingualism in recent years and how a new policy is being implemented in childcare. Finally, we describe additional initiatives taken by regional governments to provide childcare centres with the necessary materials and training to implement this new language policy. Keywords: language policy, linguistic practices, language stimulation, multilingualism, childcare Samenvatting: Dit artikel beschrijft de taalpolitiek en talige praktijken in de kinderopvang in Vlaanderen (België). Eerst wordt de Vlaamse context toegelicht en worden de uitdagingen waar de kinderopvang voor staat, getypeerd. De percepties en geobserveerde talige praktijken in de Vlaamse kinderopvang in het algemeen en in de provincie Vlaams-Brabant in het bijzonder worden beschreven op basis van een kleinschalige kwantitatieve en kwalitatieve studie. Daarna beschrijven we de wijze waarop een nieuw taalbeleid vorm heeft gekregen gedurende de afgelopen jaren en de wijze waarop dit taalbeleid
European Journal of Applied Linguistics – de Gruyter
Published: Apr 1, 2014
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