UAM primary and pre-primary student teachers´ opinions about the effectiveness of bilingual education programs in Spain

This project seeks to address this research gap by exploring the views of pre-primary and primary teacher trainees regarding bilingual education programs (BEPs) in Spain. The dataset presents the answers provided by 170 prospective teachers of primary and pre-primary at the University Autónoma of Madrid to a questionnaire, which consists of 17 close-ended items distributed into three blocks.

In addition to the independent variables and sub-variables of the study (sex, age, degree, year, specialisation, and self-perceived level of English proficiency), items enquired about the trainees’ opinions regarding the regional BEP, its effectiveness in class, and its impact on their future professional careers, as well as a set of open questions related to the student teachers’ experiences and opinions on BEPs.