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Language development among immigrant students in Catalonia: a two-wave design study of written and oral competences in a multilingual educational context Senar Morera, Fernando Amadó Codony, Anna Janés i Carulla, Judit Huguet, Àngel Language Development Immigration Secondary Education Language Competences Multilingualism The development of linguistic ability in immigrant students is a key element in reducing the high rates of school failure and dropout that disproportionately affect this group. This study adopts a quantitative two-wave design to examine the development of various oral and written linguistic skills in a sample of 72 immigrant students in compulsory secondary education in Catalonia. Over two years, corresponding to the second cycle of compulsory secondary education, this development was assessed in the two official languages of Catalonia: Catalan and Spanish. The results showed a significant overall improvement in the learning of both languages. However, differences were observed when breaking down the linguistic components: morphosyntax improved notably in both languages, while reading did not show the same progression. These findings highlight the need to review how linguistic competences are addressed in the curricula implemented by the Catalan education system to ensure academic success among immigrant students. his work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (reference number: PID2023-151049NB-I00); and the European Union [ref. no. 101085440 - MULTILING-EU - ERASMUS-JMO-2022-HEITCH-RSCH]. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authorities can be held responsible for them. 2025-11-17T19:45:06Z 2025-11-17T19:45:06Z 2025-11-17T19:45:06Z 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/469018 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2023-151049NB-I00/ES/ACULTURACION, SENSIBILIDAD INTERCULTURAL Y DIVERSIDAD: EL FUTURO PROFESORADO EN ESPAÑA/ Versió postprint del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2025.2527797 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2025, vol. 28, núm. 7, p. 849-862 cc-by-nc (c) Taylor and Francis Group, 2025 Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Taylor and Francis Group