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Tanya Riordan; Anne Convery – Language Learning Journal, 2024
The aim of the research project was to consider whether theoretical underpinnings of the concept of differentiation would help a group of modern languages student teachers develop their understanding and practice of differentiation in the classroom. This was a small-scale inquiry with qualitative data collected from three sources: student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Individualized Instruction
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Michelle Sheehan; Anna D. Havinga; Jonathan R. Kasstan; Sascha Stollhans; Alice Corr; Peter Gillman – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
Linguistics is conspicuously absent from language teaching in UK schools. A-level cultural topics cover a range of themes such as cyber-society, cultural heritage and multiculturalism, but the approach taken to these topics is not informed by linguistics. In previous work, we have argued that this is an unfortunate omission not only because…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, French, German, Spanish
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Emily Claire Krauter – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
The role of culture instruction in modern language classrooms has varied through the years, most recently presenting the option to learn virtually as opposed to on campus or abroad. The current study compares various learning environments of 49 participants (in-person, abroad, Zoom) to test the efficacy of targeted culture instruction through the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Pragmatics, Metalinguistics, Modern Languages
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Nasra Ali Al Abrawi – Education 3-13, 2024
This article considers students in Grades 3 and 4 and their parents' views regarding learning English as a modern foreign language (MFL) in the primary school, through questionnaires in the Muscat region and AL Dahira region, and interviews with students. This study found that Omani people are interested in language learning. Parents were willing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Åsa Bjuhr; Annbritt Palo; Lena Manderstedt – Intercultural Education, 2024
In Sweden, curricula and syllabi for education are politically determined after public consultations. Thus, these educational documents are discursive trade-offs reflecting research, traditions in the educational system, and political ideologies. This study maps the discourses in the syllabus for Sami as L1 mother tongue for preschool class-Year…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Native Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development
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Esther Nieto Moreno de Diezmas; Beatriz García Fernández; José-Reyes Ruiz-Gallardo – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2024
The objective of this study was to identify the impact of implementing English as a medium of instruction (EMI) drawing upon Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) methodology in science for pre-service teachers. Lecturers specialized in modern languages and science education collaborated to design and implement the CLIL-izing EMI…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teaching Methods