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Non-native speakers of English in the classroom: what are the effects on pupil performance?

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posted on 2023-06-08, 15:00 authored by Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally, Shqiponja TelhajShqiponja Telhaj
There has been an increase in the number of children going to school in England who do not speak English as a first language. We investigate whether this has an impact on the educational outcomes of native English speakers at the end of primary school. We show that the negative correlation observed in the raw data is mainly an artefact of selection: non-native speakers are more likely to attend school with disadvantaged native speakers. We attempt to identify a causal impact of changes in the percentage of non-native speakers. Our results suggest zero effect and rule out negative effects.

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Journal

Economic Journal

ISSN

00130133

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Issue

570

Volume

123

Article number

F281-F307

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  • Economics Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2013-05-22

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2013-05-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-05-22

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