Narrative competence of bilingual children: an exploratory study of Franco-Chinese children aged 5 to 10 years old in France

International audienceThe aim of this paper is to analyze and to describe the narrative competence of bilingual children, who speak both Chinese and French and are living in France. This study is focused on two aspects: the differences in narrative competence of the two languages of bilingual children aged 5 to 10 years old and the development of the narrative competence of this group. In the research, the narrative competence of children in both languages will be measured by using an object-oriented story.El objetivo de este artículo es analizar y describir la competencia narrativa de los niños bilingües, que hablan chino y francés y viven en Francia. Este estudio se centra en dos aspectos: las diferencias en la competencia narrativa de los dos idiomas de niños bilingües de 5 a 10 años de edad y el desarrollo de la competencia narrativa de este grupo. La competencia narrativa de los niños en ambos idiomas se mide utilizando una historia orientada a objetos