The effects of culture and dialect on education of bilingual schoolchildren

The article is extracted from a field investigation conducted in 91-92, Rezvanshahr, Gilan with a population of 25 teachers and 99 first grade (fe)male students (50 Persian speakers and 49 bilinguals).the sample was chosen selectively, purposefully and all-inclusively. Self-made questionnaires for teachers and oral test for students have been employed as the research tools. The study aims to investigate the relationship between language and culture in the educational process of the above mentioned region. Additionally, bilingual children's problems as well as the relationship between bilingualism and their academic achievement have been taken into consideration.