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"Parlez-vous francais?" Effects of Structure-Based versus Dynamic-Usage-Based Approaches on Oral Proficiency
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Audrey Rousse-Malpat; Lise Koote; Rasmus Steinkrauss; Marjolijn Verspoor – Language Teaching Research, 2024
We investigated the effectiveness of two different teaching methods based on two different theoretical views of how languages are learned in oral proficiency after three years of L2 French instruction. The first method is commonly used in the Netherlands and is in line with structure-based (SB) principles, viewing language as a set of grammar…
Descriptors: French, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Effects of Individualized Word Retrieval in Kindergarten Vocabulary Intervention
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Damhuis, Carmen M. P.; Segers, Eliane; Scheltinga, Femke; Verhoeven, Ludo – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
We examined the effects of adaptive word retrieval intervention on a classroom vocabulary program on children's vocabulary acquisition in kindergarten. In the experimental condition, word retrieval was provided in a classroom vocabulary program, combining implicit and explicit vocabulary instructions. Children performed extra word retrieval…
Descriptors: Intervention, Vocabulary Development, Feedback (Response), Control Groups
Early Second Language Learning and Adult Involvement in a Real-World Context: Design and Evaluation of the "ELENA Goes Shopping" Mobile Game
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Rusman, Ellen; Ternier, Stefaan; Specht, Marcus – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
This article describes the theory-informed design of the "ELENA goes shopping" mobile game and reports on the evaluation of its effectiveness through a design research approach. The game aimed to foster young children's (aged 4-8) interest in a neighboring (geographically proximate) language and to familiarize them with its sounds,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Second Language Learning, Educational Games
Language Learning Effects through the Integration of Synchronous Online Communication: The Case of Video Communication and Second Life
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Canto, Silvia; Jauregi Ondarra, Kristi – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This article attempts to shed some light on the possible learning benefits for language acquisition and intercultural development of authentic social interaction with expert peers through computer mediated communication (CMC) tools. The environments used in this study are video communication and the 3D virtual world "Second Life." For…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Qualitative Research, Control Groups
The Effects of Music Composition as a Classroom Activity on Engagement in Music Education and Academic and Music Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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Hogenes, Michel; van Oers, Bert; Diekstra, René F. W.; Sklad, Marcin – International Journal of Music Education, 2016
The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of the effects of music education, in particular music composition as a classroom activity for fifth- and sixth-graders. The intervention (experimental condition) focused on a three-step-model for music composition, based on the Cultural Historical Activity Theory of education, and has been…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Grade 5, Grade 6
The Achievement Level for English in Dutch Primary Schools.
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Hulsman, Paul; Edelenbos, Peter – 1989
A study examined the differences in the way teachers use grammar-based courses and communicative courses of English language instruction in Dutch primary schools, and the differences in the achievement levels of children taught by the various methods. Eight standard curricula commonly used in Dutch schools and using either communicative or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education