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Bloemert, Jasmijn; Paran, Amos; Jansen, Ellen – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2020
The inclusion of student voice in foreign language research often relies mainly on a perspective that includes their voice as a data source, in spite of claims that the perspectives that include students as initiators should be at the fore. In this paper, the authors address the incongruity of this situation, arguing for a revision of current…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Secondary School Students
Schat, Esther; van der Knaap, Ewout; de Graaff, Rick – Intercultural Communication Education, 2022
The construct of critical cultural awareness (CCA) is often regarded as an element pertaining to intercultural communicative competence (Byram, 1997, 2021). In this model, CCA is defined as the ability to "evaluate, critically, and on the basis of a systematic process of reasoning, values in one's own culture and other cultures" (Byram,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Scoring Rubrics, Secondary School Students, Literature Appreciation
Schat, Esther; van der Knaap, Ewout; de Graaff, Rick – Language Teaching Research, 2023
Intercultural competence in foreign language teaching has gained importance in recent times. Although current work has highlighted the advantages of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) for intercultural development, little is known about its potential for teaching literature in secondary schools. Treating literature itself as an art…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design
Bloemert, Jasmijn; Paran, Amos; Jansen, Ellen; van de Grift, Wim – Language Learning Journal, 2019
Understanding students' perspectives on the foreign language (FL) curriculum could be considered as a vital step in curriculum design and lesson planning. This study drew on data provided by a single open question survey to investigate the perspective of Dutch secondary school students (N = 635) from 15 different schools with regard to the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Secondary School Students, Curriculum Design
Schat, Esther; van der Knaap, Ewout; de Graaff, Rick – Intercultural Communication Education, 2021
Intercultural competence is a crucial element of foreign language education, yet the multifaceted nature of this construct makes it inherently difficult to assess. Although several tools for evaluating intercultural competence currently exist, research on their use in secondary school settings is scarce. This study reports on the development and…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Bloemert, Jasmijn; Jansen, Ellen; van de Grift, Wim – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2016
There is an increasing awareness that the inclusion of literature in foreign language (FL) curricula can be beneficial to language learners. Especially, the move towards integrated language and literature curricula is gaining ground. In this study we investigated the way English as a foreign language (EFL) is approached in Dutch secondary…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Secondary School Students
Verhallen, Marian J. A. J.; Bus, Adriana G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Children from immigrant, low-income families in the Netherlands start school with a limited vocabulary in the language of instruction; therefore, this places them at risk for developing reading difficulties. Exposure to books is assumed to reduce their 2nd language (L2) vocabulary disadvantage. In this experiment, we examined the effects of video…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1975
This profile in outline form of the English language teaching situation in the Netherlands discusses the role of English within Dutch society and within the Dutch educational system. The predominance of English as the main foreign language is pointed out, and its use as medium of instruction at the primary, secondary, university and vocational…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, English Literature, English (Second Language)

Wesdorp, Hildo – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
The two major justifications for the traditional grammar curriculum in Dutch schools are: (1) its superiority to direct skill training in improving general language ability; and (2) its facilitation of teaching and learning foreign languages. An evaluative investigation, which included a literature review and logbook and textbook surveys, found no…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Jarvis, Gilbert A., Ed. – 1975
New freedom and change in the foreign language profession are the focus of this volume. Chapters concern the following topics: (1) curricular changes--new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction (T. Bruce Fryer); (2) communicative competence in the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Educational Change