#3823. The effects of foreign language programmes in early childhood education and care: a systematic review

October 2026publication date
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Language and Linguistics;
Linguistics and Language;
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Abstract:
This systematic review investigates the effects of foreign language programmes in early childhood education and care (). Foreign language ECEC centres familiarise very young children with a foreign language, and in general also expose them to the majority language. The reviewed studies indicate that foreign language ECEC fosters foreign language development, without negatively impacting the majority and first language. Children can experience positive wellbeing in these programmes, but only if programmes are play-based and if the language policy is not too strict. Few of the reviewed studies examined child characteristics, but the available findings indicate that children’s age, as well as their temperament and in-class behaviour, are related to foreign language learning.
Keywords:
bilingual language development; child-related factors; early childhood education and care (ECEC); Foreign language; programme-related factors; wellbeing

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