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Some may argue that language can affect educational
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Labelling theorists argue that language does not directly
affect attainment, but speaking a certain dialect can impact
teacher expectations (negative labelling) Language barriers

Gilborn and Youdell support this

Teachers label students based on ethnicity, so have negative
Evaluation (AO3)
expectations of black and Asian students


Asian children who had English as an additional language were
as good as classmates
Driver and Bollard (AO1)


The Swann report also found that language did not affect
progress for later generations




Cultural deprivation / capital Family structure
Lacking or not having norms and values that encourage
education which is learnt in the family External - Ethnicity
Language used in textbooks

Going on trips (museums, theatres) and learning from these Examples (AO2)
experiences

Some cultures place greater importance into education and some
do not - model minorities
Chinese and Indian have high proportion of M/C, and attainment
is due to cultural capital
Bordieu (AO1)
Bangladeshi and Pakistani do better than what is expected of
their social class

Asian families have cultural capital

Migrant parents want to improve their position / better prospects
for children
Modood (AO1)
Place greater emphasis on education and this value of education
is passed down to children

High percentage of Asian highly educated workers in low and Pakistani,
medium-low skilled jobs
higher ave

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