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Direct linkAnderson, Jim – Language Learning Journal, 2011
The realisation of plurilingualism requires a more open and inclusive approach to language teaching and one which takes account of various factors involved in working with learners who have a background in the target language and culture. This article seeks to identify these factors within the context of a set of broader principles for second…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Education Courses, Second Language Learning, Mandarin Chinese
Phillips, Magda – Language Learning Journal, 2010
Young modern language (ML) learners' heightened, yet temporary, phonological sensitivity suggests an aptitude for spoken communication with peer native target language (TL) speakers. Opportunities for this can be achieved through videoconferencing (VC). As researcher and specialist teacher at a primary school in England, I undertook a study of VC…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Peer Influence
Tschirhart, Cecile; Rigler, Elina – Language Learning Journal, 2009
Online learning can play an important role in engaging language learners and fostering autonomy. The LondonMet e-pack, which provides online interactive language learning materials, is used as a case study to illustrate some of the theoretical and practical issues faced by those implementing online language learning programmes. This article begins…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Action Research, Online Courses, Pragmatics
Enever, Janet; Watts, Catherine – Language Learning Journal, 2009
This article reports on a two-year project located within one local authority (LA), Brighton and Hove City Council, which was selected in 2003 to become a Primary Foreign Language Pathfinder. The main aim of this Pathfinder was to work with 18 other LAs across the country to pilot fresh approaches towards delivering foreign languages in the…
Descriptors: Observation, Second Language Learning, City Government, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Erler, Lynn – Language Learning Journal, 2007
In this article I describe how a survey instrument was constructed to elicit from Year 7 learners their strategies for reading in French as a foreign language. The rationale for this project entails a brief review of the status of foreign language reading in England since the advent of the GCSE and the National Curriculum for Modern Foreign…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedKenning, Marie-Madeleine – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Examines the languages (German, Italian, French) year-10 British students choose to study and shows how each language has fared to provide a basis for comparisons across languages. Also examines the results of interviews with students to determine the motive behind decisions to pursue or drop a language. (five references) (CK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, French, German
