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Direct linkHofer, Barbara; Jessner, Ulrike – Language Learning Journal, 2019
The present study looks into the effects of early multilingual education by investigating linguistic knowledge and metalinguistic awareness in young learners at the primary level. The study aims to establish whether children in multilingual education programmes perform higher on a measure of metalinguistic awareness and with regards to their L1…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Metalinguistics
Galante, Angelica; Zeaiter, L. F.; dela Cruz, J. W. N.; Massoud, N.; Lee, L.; Aronson, J.; de Oliveira, D. S. A.; Teodoro-Torres, J. A. – Language Learning Journal, 2023
While studies have shown benefits of plurilingual pedagogies on students' experiences learning languages, more research is needed to examine how these pedagogies can be enacted in foreign language programmes in digital environments. Moreover, prioritising oral engagement has been an urgent need among teachers who use synchronous platforms such as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Native Language, Teacher Attitudes, Multiple Literacies
Costley, Tracey; Gkonou, Christina; Myles, Florence; Roehr-Brackin, Karen; Tellier, Angela – Language Learning Journal, 2020
Existing research suggests that being multilingual may convey advantages for additional language learning. However, little research to date has examined the role of multiple languages in primary-school classroom settings and in foreign language learning in particular. We investigated the learning of French by children with English as an additional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Multilingualism, Monolingualism, Second Language Learning
Finch, Katy; Theakston, Anna; Serratrice, Ludovica – Language Learning Journal, 2020
The statutory inclusion of modern foreign languages (MFL) into the Key Stage 2 curriculum in England in 2014 aimed to raise the language skills of younger learners in preparation for their secondary education. This change to the curriculum has occurred at a time in which the linguistic diversity within primary schools across the country has been…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Mathebula, Nikiwe; du Plessis, Theodorus – Language Learning Journal, 2010
This paper critically describes the process of language policy-making in the Free State province of South Africa since 1994, based on an adapted version of the "streams approach" to policy-making. Three policy-making phases are identified, namely a first phase under the Free State Provincial Language Committee; a second phase under the…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, State Government
van der Walt, Christa – Language Learning Journal, 2010
In his latest survey of the prospects for English language teaching in the next 50 years, David Graddol claims that over half the world's international students are taught in English and that universities are increasingly offering courses in English. This seems to be a necessary condition for achieving excellence and prestige. At the same time,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Planning, Bilingual Education, Multilingualism
